CHICAGO—A man was shot and killed by officers from the Chicago Police Department after he allegedly lunged at officers with a knife. The incident occurred on Saturday, September 5 at around 1:40 a.m., as police officers were responding to a report of a person stabbed near 49th Street and Lavergne Avenue, the Chicago Sun Times first reported. According to police, the suspect was described as holding a “long, large butcher knife.”
In a public statement, officers from the Chicago Police Department said the suspect then proceeded to stab an officer through his bullet-proof vest, before officers used a stun gun on him. The suspect dropped to his knees, resembling a surrender, before lunging at a female sergeant. Officers then shot the man multiple times in self-defense, and the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.
Three officers were taken to a hospital for observation, according to police.
Chicago police spokesman Tom Ahern later tweeted a photo of the knife, which was recovered from the scene.
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The identities of the police, the victim or the suspect have not been released, and the incident still remains under investigation.