Joshua Antelope carried a 12-inch butcher-style knife towards deputies before fatally shot

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The Mariposa County Sheriff's Office has released bodycam video showing the moments leading up to a deputy involved shooting.

The shooting happened on November 30th outside the First Baptist Church and School on Frank Wilson Road.

Investigators say 24-year-old Joshua Antelope was carrying a 12-inch butcher-style knife and allegedly broke a window at the school.

When deputies arrived, they reportedly told Antelope multiple times to drop the knife.

Officials say Antelope still had the knife when he began to approach a deputy.

The deputy fired two shots, striking Antelope.

Antelope died from his injuries at the scene of the shooting.

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