A man who was armed with a shotgun and rifle was shot and killed by a deputy in Palm Beach Thursday, officials said.
The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. in the 7000 block of S. Military Trail after deputies responded to calls about the man carrying one of the firearms and pushing a shopping cart that had the other gun, a gas can and a soccer ball inside, Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office officials said.
Several people reported that the man had pointed one of the weapons at them, and officials said he’d tried to carjack a woman with a child in vehicle outside a Dunkin’.
Deputies found the man and ordered him to get on the ground, but the man was “jittery and uncooperative,” officials said.
At one point, the man put down the shotgun and grabbed the rifle, as deputies continued to put the weapon down, officials said.
One of the deputies ended up shooting the man, who was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.
Officials identified the man on Friday as 38-year-old Benoit Pasteur.
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