COPS KILL MAN WIELDING MACHETE IN SHERIDAN

UPDATE

Facing an "incredibly difficult" situation, police shot and killed a man wielding a machete on the Bear Creek Bike Path in Sheridan.

Officers acted to defend "the immediate danger to those who were on or near the bike path," Police Chief Jeffrey Martinez said Friday.

The incident occurred Thursday.   

"The officer involved shooting is a tragedy that is extremely difficult for the family of the victim, our community, our police department, and the involved officers," Martinez said.

In a separate case, a suspect has been arrested in a fatal shooting in Sheridan last weekend, the Denver Post reports.