Bodycam shows Phoenix PD shooting a man armed with a machete while holding a toddler

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Phoenix, AZ - The man armed with a machete who was shot by Phoenix police while keeping a toddler captive earlier this week was booked into jail on Friday, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said.

Thirty-five-year-old Wilson Melgar-Melgar was released from the hospital and taken straight to jail, where he faces multiple charges. His bond is set at $750,000.

According to police, officers were called out to a home on 31st Avenue, north of Bethany Home Road, on Wednesday night and found Melgar-Melgar holding a machete with a toddler hostage.

Officers said they tried using less-lethal methods to get the man to drop the large knife and give up the child, but he refused.

That’s when officers opened fire, hitting Melgar-Melgar. Officers then took away the machete and got the toddler, who was not seriously hurt. The child was taken to the hospital to be evaluated.

Melgar-Melgar was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries but survived.

After being treated and released, he was booked into jail on multiple felonies, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping and child abuse.