Man Swings Fence Post At Woodinville Cops, Asks To Be Shot

WOODINVILLE, WA - A man armed with a large fence post threatened two Woodinville deputies - and then asked for the officers to shoot him, according to the department.

The officers were responding to a home on a report of a court order violation. When the police arrived at the home, they saw the man standing outside yelling at the people inside.

When the officers tried to talk to the man, he grabbed a 2x4 fence post and started moving toward the deputies. He swung the post once, but was too far away to hit the officers. He then started to move toward the officers shouting "shoot me, shoot me."

One deputy used his Taser to subdue the man. He was taken to the King County Jail without further incident, according to police.

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