A shirtless man wielding a machete was critically injured by police during a chaotic road rage incident near UCI Health in Los Alamitos, California.The incident began with a reported DUI and escalated when the suspect allegedly struck a Long Beach Fire Department vehicle transporting a patient.After abandoning his car and fleeing on foot, police established a perimeter around the hospital and deployed SWAT resources.Crisis negotiators attempted to de-escalate the situation, but their efforts failed, leading officers to fire less-lethal rounds.Video footage from the public safety app Citizen showed the suspect charging at officers, ducking behind cars as shots rang out.Bystanders screamed in the background as the suspect was hit by gunfire and transported to a trauma center.The suspect, described as critically but stable, underwent surgery later that afternoon.Multiple agencies, including Long Beach, Los Alamitos, and Cypress police departments, were involved in the response.The Orange County district attorney’s office was unavailable for comment.The incident prompted a hospital lockdown and raised questions about police use of force in high-stress situations.