FORT PIERCE, FLA (WSVN) – A man was taken into custody after, police said, he ran through a Walmart store with a machete, sending several shoppers scrambling for safety.

Officer-worn body camera video captured Fort Pierce Police officers arriving to the Walmart on Aug. 30 to find several shoppers rushing out the door in a panic.

“There were people running out, moving away; there were even some people that were in the store not understanding what was going on at the time, so it was somewhat chaotic,” said Fort Pierce Police Maj. Mike Santiago.

One of the customers running out the door pointed out the suspect to officers, who approached the man pushing a shopping cart and grabbed his left arm.

“And as he does that, the individual swings around, grabs the machete and starts swinging at th

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