* (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) * Cadillac, Michigan — On Saturday, August 12, 2023, around 9:30 p.m., an officer with the Cadillac Police Department was dispatched to Aldrich Street on what initially was reported as an attempted breaking and entering. From the body cam footage it can be heard a dispatcher telling the officer that the people who called 911 are inside the house, and that suspect is trying to break into a neighbor’s shed. Once the officer arrives at the scene, he spoke to a neighbor who said, 49-year-old Matthew Bigler had just pushed in his air-conditioning unit and was trying to get into his house. The officer also spoke to a woman living next door, who identified herself as the girlfriend of Bigler, who also lived at the residence and was in possession of the machete. She claimed that when she returned home from work that night, Bigler informed her that he loved her but that she needed to leave the house. She expressed her confusion as to why he was behaving in that way. Officer then knocks on a door that appears to lead to a backyard and shouts Bigler's name. As he opens the door, Bigler can be seen in the yard holding a machete above a dog's neck, at which point the officer fires his handgun. In the video, the officer states that he fired three shots. The officers then rendered medical aid and began CPR, but Bigler was pronounced dead at the scene. The Michigan Department of Corrections’ Offender Tracking Information System shows that Matthew Bigler was on probation for assaulting, resisting and obstructing a police officer on March 26 in Oceana County. He pleaded to that charge and was sentenced on July 17. In addition, Bigler had a conviction in 2011 for third-degree fleeing from a police officer in Kent County; he also was charged with larceny from a person on Aug. 7, 1994, in Kent County and served 2 1/2 years in prison for that conviction. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Special thanks to Shout-Out Supporters on Patreon: - 'DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse' - Francesco Tortorelli - Ryan Hurley - Kerrie Golden - Charlie Collier - Koby Bland - Cash MacGregor - 'Zixuno' - 'InicRa' - Christopher Payne - 'Bad Drivers Of The NorCal Area' - Juan Villagomez - Zach Williams - Michael R Sheffield - Rich Biggs - 'Ham_Radio' - 'D. R. Smith' - 'JTrip' - Lee Roberts - Jerry Allison - Marc H - Brant Eaton - 'General X' - 'jadeennff' - James Pringle - 'AccuShoot.com' - 'Savage Training Group' - Meighan Garrick - Michele Duckson - 'BoJassim' - 'Dabster' - 'Sopaul' - Lisa Overly - Connor Davies - Paul Rohrbaugh - 'Necko' - Gerardo Flores - Anthony Eufemio - 'Donkbot' - Gage Kissinger - Eian Smith - 'HelloDarknessMyOldFriend' - 'coco Coco' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Support us at BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PoliceActivity Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PoliceActivity Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Police_Activity 🛍️ Amazon Affiliate links 🛍️ (if you buy anything through these it will support the channel and allow us to continue creating content for you!): Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/PoliceActivity Amazon US: https://amzn.to/44TDQEK Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/47k7Ifm Amazon DE: https://amzn.to/3rSBSGd Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/43ShOkI