Massachusetts State Police said video from a department vehicle shows a man throwing a hatchet at troopers in Springfield on Monday. A newly sworn trooper from the latest training troop and his veteran training partner were working in their vehicle when a man approached them. State police said they observed the man was carrying a hatchet, knives and a machete. “The man engaged the Troopers asking them why they wouldn’t exit the cruiser and arrest him for the aforementioned weapons in his hands,” state police wrote in a statement. “Troopers attempted to de-escalate the situation and told the man he was free to leave. The man remained at the cruiser shaking his head.”The veteran trooper told his new colleague to put the car in reverse and create some distance. “As soon as the cruiser moved backwards, the man raised his hand and struck the car several times on the hood, right fender, and right head light,” state police said. “As the cruiser continued away, the man wound up and threw the hatchet at the passenger side of the windshield.”The two troopers called for assistance as the suspect followed them down the street.Together with other arriving officers, they drew their weapons and ordered the man to drop the blades. “The man eventually complied with the verbal commands, dropped his weapons, and surrendered. He continued acting erratically, yelling that he wanted to kill corrections officers and later first responders broadly,” state police said. Officials did not immediately identify the suspect or what charges he will face.

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