A machete-wielding man who shot by Los Angeles police on Monday has died, authorities confirmed.

Lt Chris Ramirez said the man, who has not been identified, had robbed an auto parts store around 11.30am before walking to the drive-thru window of a Chick-fil-A and carjacking a customer.

Footage of the carjacking shows the man entering the vehicle through the passenger's door as police surround the car.

Lt Chris Ramirez said the man, who has not been identified, had robbed an auto parts store around 11.30am before walking to the drive-thru window (pictured) of a Chick-fil-A and carjacking a customer

At the beginning of the video, the unidentified man with the machete is seen running across the street and down the sidewalk with the weapon in his right hand

He then drove away from the officers and then collided into two police cruisers.

Video then shows the man holding the machete in his right hand as he runs across a highway and down the sidewalk after crashing the black Lexus.

An officer is then seen running behind him, yelling: 'Stop!'

As the police officer approaches the man, he turns around and starts chasing the cop while brandishing a foot-long machete.

'Aye, don't do it!' another cop is heard yelling before about eight shots were fired at the attacker.

#BREAKING! Bystander shoots video of MACHETE man on the run. #LAPD officer approaches. Machete man about to clobbered him. Then OIS. #Sunset Blvd at Las Palmas. pic.twitter.com/2SAYk58XYc — Miriam Hernandez (@abc7miriam) November 25, 2019

The officer is then seen running away from the man before he falls into the middle of the street as cars pass by.

The attacker stands over him with the raised machete before he is shot.

He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead. An officer suffered minor scrapes and bruises.

The incident occurred at the 1400 block of North McCadden Place near Sunset Boulevard and Highland Avenue.

Authorities are still investigating what prompted the rampage.

An officer pursues the man before the cop starts running away as the man charges at him with the machete