SHERIDAN, Colo. — A man who reportedly threatened passersby Thursday evening with a machete on the Bear Creek Bike Path was shot and killed by Sheridan police, the department said Friday.

Two people reported a suspicious man in the area of South Clay Street and North Drive on Thursday around 6:15 p.m. The two callers said the man, walking along the path with a machete, had threatened them.

When Sheridan police officers arrived in the area, they made multiple commands for the man to drop the machete. However, the Sheridan Police Department said the suspect ignored the commands and continued walking toward officers.

The officers retreated, continuing to order the suspect to drop the weapon but said they were ignored. The officers then tried using unspecified, nonlethal devices to stop the

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