What began as a situation at a laundromat quickly escalated into violence. By the time officers arrived, a man was seriously injured and the suspects had already left. As investigators work to identify them, authorities later confirmed both were in the country without legal status. [music] All right, it's going to get a little tighter, all right? I came to do laundry. You want to grab some more paper towels for till they set up right? I pull over here. I don't even know why I didn't cut it down here. I missed it because my my [ __ ] went into pursuit mode. I kept thinking I was looking for yellow, not blue. Yeah, but mine went into pursuit mode and I couldn't downshift to get turned. The guy said that he doesn't want to press charges or anything, but this guy is just not pulling out of here. He's got a pursuit mode. Yeah, he's got one if you want to Yeah, I want to see it. But I have the sheet the owner of the Sierra so I'm driving she's going to send me the footage it happened in front though. But the guy walked in The guy's over there shaking up. He's like I have the Yeah. I mean Dude just came at him with a machete he's just [ __ ] wailing at him. I'm like all right, okay. You got the video? Um The video? Yeah, just show them real quick. Bring it by here if you want. You have a way to do it? Uh look Did you want to email it to us? Okay. This guy got my shirt. There's not cameras at 2:04 p.m. Okay, can I give you an email address to send to? No, I don't I can't send it right now. Okay. Hello, hello, need problem. No problem. Anybody speak Spanish? The guy speaks Spanish. Female over there does. Do you want to go and get her? Uh over there by the ambulance. Spanish speaking. Why aren't stopping him? What did you say? I don't think they're going to go down that far though. You tell them Why aren't stopping him? Oh, okay. She said we're not they're not pursuing charges. DL9 He's going to run anyways. Yeah, yeah, yeah. She said somebody stole something You got Are you guys doing something with this case or Yeah, we're 10-50 at the Okay, well he said he wasn't pursuing charges or anything so It's a 50 They're going to pursue. Guys, I'm heading your way. When officers get on scene, their priority is the victim. A deep cut to the arm that requires immediate care. Witnesses report an attack involving a machete and say the suspects left moments later. From that point, the situation shifts from emergency response to putting the pieces of the case together. All right, the shirt is right there. Huh? The shirt is right here. Huh? It's got blood on it and everything. I can't see from this angle, but Hm? I can't see from this angle. Okay, I'm 97. You know, this door, we can open it. I'll wait for them and make sure they're going to All right, it's their case, isn't it? You want me to get direct I appreciate you letting us know about front transfer or something. Now, this happened in your jurisdiction. We're just assisting. All right. Once he gets close, we can take him out of the handcuffs. We don't want to do a, you know, a lineup, or not lineup, but you know, we shouldn't show up with the handcuffs. She's going to show up? Yes, she's going to pull up. She's got a witness with her. Oh, does she? Yeah. She's about to do the showup with the witness in the car, so See if I can touch her real quick so they're not cussing when they get there. Okay. Hey, don't know where you're still not free to go. Can't tell if they're detained or not. All right, stand up. Stand up. Yeah, we're going to have a B&E for the one in the red shirt. Red shirt with the hat. What's that for? He wants to release the other. If we have him Actually, can you hold hold him still and have you have him hold coffee out of you coming out and give him a coffee first? All right. dad has my attention getting one in the room. What may have started as a dispute escalated into something far more dangerous because the moment a machete is involved, everything changes. There's no time to regain control, no real chance to calm things down and that's the point [music] where it stops being a conflict and becomes a serious violent situation with real consequences. I'm going to throw him in the back of your car. You're going to have to call you guys. I'm going to have to help him again. I'm going to have Daryl 51 in a second for that truck. You guys can just hang out for a second. You got to You got to get a picture of the hand? Yeah, I sent to your phone, too. But this one's off station phone to phone, but Okay. That's the only blood I saw on him. I didn't see anything else except the machete on the passenger side. Okay. I can't tell if there's any blood on it or not. >> to tow the truck so they can do a search warrant on it. Yes, that's perfect. Thank you guys so much. Are you going to charge him with accomplice or anything? Well, I'm going to see if he wants to go to PD for an interview. If not, then we'll just Um Is it possible for him to be taken back to the PD? Yeah. So we can interview him. You want to knock out a quick tow sheet right here and you can give it to him and we'll get it up to you. You want to ask him if he can step up real quick on your pat him down and make sure he's clean for you. Yeah, I already patted him down. Okay. What's going Nothing is on my person. Take him up to PD to interview. So I'll do a paper tow sheet and then I'll get out of here. >> Okay. All right, cool. Hey, so what weapon were you needing to have to again? Morning, gorgeous. I know you transferred over. This is my second Hey boss, do I have a glass? No English? Uh nombre? Rafael. Rafael? Yes. Okay, so what's going to happen, Rafael? I know you're limited in your English. This interview, we're going to take you in this building right here. We're going to wait for a translator to come and we're going to talk and figure this out, okay? Do you understand that much at least, poquito? Okay. How is your English, poquito? Just enough? Okay. All right, let me just grab this real quick. Uh right here. You good? All right. Following the investigation, Rafael 29 was taken into custody and charged with aggravated battery involving a deadly weapon. Authorities confirmed he is now being held under federal custody due to his status. Yari 33 was also arrested and charged with aggravated battery. Officials say he remains in county jail without bond after violating probation tied to previous offenses. What also stands out is the background of the suspects authorities confirmed both individuals were in the country [music] without legal status adding another layer to how this case is being handled. After the arrests at the center of this case is a bigger question. How does something escalate this fast in a public setting? According to investigators, what began as a disturbance turned into a violent attack involving a machete leaving one man seriously injured. What stands out is the level of force used because once a weapon like that comes into play, everything changes instantly before anyone can step in. What do you think about this case? Share your perspective below and follow for more real case break down.