Deputies with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office shot a man on Sunday after an incident in Thousand Oaks, authorities confirmed.
In posts to X, formerly Twitter, the Sheriff’s Office said that two deputies made contact with a “suspicious pedestrian” on Avenida De Los Arboles at about 6:50 a.m.
According to authorities, the man was initially spotted holding a knife. The man then approached officers “in a threatening manner” while holding what appeared to be a weapon similar to a bow and arrow.
After he ignored commands to drop the weapon and continued to act in an aggressive manner, one of the deputies shot the man. He was transported to a local hospital, where he remains in critical but stable condition.
His identity was not immediately released, but authorities said he is 37 years old.
A knife and what authorities described as “another item that looked similar to a bow” were recovered at the scene.
