In today's body cam footage, Los Angeles County deputies respond to a 911 call about a man inside a store carrying a machete. What begins as an attempt to calmly deescalate quickly turns into a tense standoff as the suspect refuses to drop the weapon and moves toward bystanders. >> Deputies deploy tasers in a desperate effort to bring the situation under control. >> Viewer discretion is advised. >> You set yours down. It doesn't work that way, man. It doesn't work that way. It doesn't work that way, man. >> I need you to set that down. >> Hey, >> come on, man. Don't do this. >> Don't do this. I do. >> Hey, >> set it down. >> Put your [ __ ] away. >> Set it down, man. It doesn't work that way. >> Yours first. >> Set it down. >> Hey, do you have a radio? Tell everyone inside the store to get down. >> Can you tell everyone in the store to get down on your radio? You drew yours first. >> Please set your stuff down, man. What's your name? >> Jonathan. >> Jonathan. What's going on? >> I'm tired of being [ __ ] persecuted. >> Okay. Who's persecuting? >> Must be my basic [ __ ] needs. >> Okay. >> Is there >> So, if you set that stuff down, I might be able to help it. >> Not setting them down. Those are my protection. >> Okay. And that's fine. I just need you to set them down so we can deal with this. >> I'm not doing that, man. I can't do that. >> Then I can't either. >> You got taser. >> You got lethal cover. >> I do. >> All right. Come on, man. >> Don't do anything stupid. >> Don't do anything stupid. You have the option right now to walk away. I just need you to set that stuff down. >> There's no walking away. >> Why not? [Music] >> Why not? You know exactly. >> Tell me. >> Jonathan, what's your last name? >> Jonathan. >> Come on, man. Don't do it. >> Hey, go away. Go away. >> Get away. >> Come on, man. I don't want him going in the store. >> Hey, do not go in the store. Just put the knife down, Jonathan. That's all we're asking. Put the knife down. >> Come on, man. Come on. Don't Don't go in the store. >> Don't go in the store. >> Come on. [Music] >> Just set it down, man. Just set it down. I appreciate you putting the other one away. Just set that down for me. >> Put yours away and I'll put mine away. >> Set yours down, man. I can't do that. Come on. I can't do that. Come on, dude. It doesn't have to go this way. It really doesn't. >> Jonathan, we're just here to talk to you, man. Just put the knife down and we're just going to talk. That's it. Come up to me with a [ __ ] weapon >> because you had a sword in your hand. >> No, it was in the shoot. >> Okay. You still had it in your hand first. >> I need you to put that down, man. Come on. It doesn't have to be like this. Come on. >> Don't go in the store. Don't go in the store. >> Come on, man. >> Come on. >> 40 up. 40 up. 40 up. >> Move up. Move up. >> Come on. Stop. >> Stop. Stop. Everybody down. I'm out. >> Who's that taser? >> Come on. >> Put your hands up. >> Put your hands up. Slow down. >> Everybody back up. Back up. Get out of there. >> You got to It's a thick coat, man. >> Slow it down. Slow it down. >> Stop. Stop. Stop. >> Dude, we're going to have to >> Hey, keep your hands up. >> Come on, man. Just stop. >> On the ground, we need to help you out. Come on. >> Got to get up, dude. You got a taser. Try and get him in the chest. >> Stop, man. Stop. >> In the chest. In the chest. >> Stop. Stop. >> Come on, dude. Stop. Come here. >> Get down on the ground. >> Come here, man. >> Got another table. You only have to get him like in the chat. Starting to piss me off. >> Come on, man. Stop. Stop. >> He's starting to piss me off.