Event Brief
Man fatally hit by cars after machete attack escape
Filed: Jun 21, 2026 at 5:05 PM ET
Summary: A man was killed after trying to flee a machete attack and then walking into the road in Westminster.
WHO: Westminster Police Department; Orange County Fire Authority; Keaton Jones and Qui Ly
WHAT: Police arrested two men after a machete attack in which a victim was later struck by two cars and killed.
WHEN: Jun 21, 2026 at 4:57 PM ET
WHERE: Westminster, California
WHY: The victim was attacked with a machete and tried to flee, then walked into the road and was hit by two cars.
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