Robert Avendano

Male, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 10/8/2017

Place of the incident:

Abingdon, Washington, VA
22177 Golden View Drive

Police executed a search warrant around 10 p.m. Robert Avendano ran from the house to a building a short distance away. He barricaded himself in a small room in the building. A battering ram was used with pepper spray to force the Avendano to leave the room. He came out with a machete. Deputies ordered him to drop the machete, but he continued swinging the machete at them. Deputies shot and killed him.

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