Sheriff: Man attacked brother with machete before fatal shooting by deputy near Hanford

A Kings County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man armed with a machete after the assailant’s wounded brother called for help, authorities said.

Commander Mark Bevens on Wednesday identified the assailant as Dominique Antwon Anderson, 27. Investigators believe Tuesday’s incident began after Anderson confronted a couple sleeping in a vehicle of taking his narcotics and headphones.

Bevens said deputies became aware of the incident just before 8 a.m. Tuesday, as Jamal Anderson reported to a sheriff’s dispatcher that his brother had attacked him with a machete and was trying to kill him.

When deputies arrived at First Place and Houston Avenue, just south of Hanford, they encountered the brothers, and Jamal Anderson sought protection behind a sheriff’s vehicle. Bevens said Dominique Anderson approached the deputies, refusing to drop a knife. One deputy shot Dominique Anderson.

Bevens said Dominique Anderson immediately stood up, armed himself with a machete and charged the deputy with the weapon over his head. Several more shots were fired and the attacker fell to the ground. Emergency medical personnel attempted first aid, but Dominique Anderson died at the scene.

Deputies then found two additional victims, the man and the woman who had been asleep in the vehicle, suffering from stab and hacking wounds. After attacking them, Bevens said Dominique Anderson approached Jamal Anderson, who was in a nearby RV. Dominique Anderson forced open the door and attacked his brother with the machete, vowing to kill him. Jamal Anderson was able to wrest away the machete before being stabbed several times with a folding knife. That’s when Jamal Anderson called 911.

The three victims are in stable condition at Kaweah Delta Medical Center.

This story was originally published February 5, 2020 at 9:02 AM.