OCSO working officer-involved shooting on Okaloosa Island after report of man with machete

Northwest Florida Daily News/USA TODAY NETWORK
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OKALOOSA ISLAND — The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office has reported that deputies were investigating an officer-involved shooting involving a man armed with a machete.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office was on the scene of an officer-involved shooting Friday morning after responding to a call at The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island regarding a man armed with a machete.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office was on the scene of an officer-involved shooting Friday morning after responding to a call at The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island regarding a man armed with a machete.

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Deputies responded to The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island on Friday morning after receiving a call regarding a disturbance involving a "man armed with a machete," the OCSO said in a Facebook post.

No law enforcement personnel were hurt. No details of the suspect's injuries were immediately available.

This is a developing story. More details will be released later, according to the OCSO.

This article originally appeared on Northwest Florida Daily News: Officer-involved shooting reported at The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island