It happened late Friday morning at the Sonic Drive-In restaurant in the 5900 block of Cliffdale Road. The shooting occurred shortly before noon.
The sheriff's office reports the deputies were conducting a traffic stop at the Sonic. When they approached the driver, they said he was cutting his arms and neck with a knife or a similar weapon.
The deputies then tried to use a Taser on the man, but authorities said it had no effect. As they got into a fight trying to arrest him, a spokeswoman said the man cut the deputies. That prompted one deputy to open fire, shooting at least once, and killing the man.
One deputy sustained a minor hand injury.
Neither the identities of the deputies nor the shooting victim have been released yet. Authorities said they are still making next of kin notifications for the driver.
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