More details have been released about what reportedly transpired between influencer Michael Duarte and the police before his death earlier this month.
Duarte — who is known online as @FoodWithBearHands — was reportedly shot by police on Saturday, November 8, in Castroville, Texas, after officers responded to a 911 call, a spokesperson for the Medina County Sheriff’s Office told TMZ on Wednesday, November 12.
The sheriff’s office told the outlet that Texas police received a call about a “male subject with a knife acting erratically,” who was later identified as Duarte.
Once on scene, Duarte reportedly approached a responding deputy in an allegedly threatening manner. After “multiple verbal commands” were given to the food influencer to “get on the ground,” Duarte allegedly “charged” the

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