Los Angeles police releases video of Sikh man shot dead while wielding machete on street | On cam

The man, identified as 36-year-old Gurpreet Singh, was shot by the Los Angeles Police Department officers near Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles on July 13.

The video, made public by the police, shows Singh waving a machete on the road. However, users on social media pointed out, that Singh could be performing a Gatka – a traditional form of martial arts.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the police had received a complaint of a man who had stopped his vehicle in the middle of the intersection and was swinging a sword at pedestrians.