Undercover Cop Nearly Gets Scalped By A Suspect Swinging A Machete, Fills Him Full Of Lead

Posted • November 17, 2024: 21-year-old man was fatally shot by police after attacking an officer with a machete during an undercover operation. The suspect was identified as 21-year-old Shahaud Richmond from Gary, Ind. Gary police were investigating a surge in robberies connected to social media marketplace sales. Richmond was narrowed down as a suspect in the investigation. "During that operation, the suspect attempted to rob our undercover officer and attacked him with a machete style weapon," Gary Police Chief Derrick Cannon said. Other officers on the scene shot Richmond, and he later died at a nearby hospital. The officer involved in the shooting was injured but is in stable condition. The officer will be placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.