A man was shot and killed by Chicago police after allegedly lunging at a CPD sergeant with a knife Saturday in Vittum Park in Garfield Ridge.
Officers were called about 1:40 a.m. for reports of a possible person stabbed near 49th Street and Lavergne Avenue, according to a police source. When they arrived, they saw a man holding a “long, large butcher knife.”
In a statement, Chicago police said the suspect stabbed an officer in the protective vest before officers used a stun gun on him.
The suspect dropped to his knees before removing the prongs and lunging at the female sergeant, the source said.
Officers then shot the man multiple times, according to police. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said three officers were taken to a hospital for observation, but no other injuries were reported. It was not immediately clear whether anyone was stabbed in the initial incident.
Chicago police spokesman Tom Ahern tweeted a photo of the knife, which he said was recovered at the scene.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating, spokesman Ephraim Eaddy said.
Police said the officers involved will be placed on administrative duties for 30 days while COPA investigates.
Suspect’s knife recovered at scene pic.twitter.com/Jumd4dkXx0
— Tom Ahern (@TomAhernCPD) September 5, 2020
Last weekend, a man shot two Chicago police officers before being wounded by police in Homan Square on the West Side.
Another man was shot by CPD officers in Englewood Aug. 9, prompting a night of unrest involving gunfire and widespread looting in downtown Chicago.
On Aug. 5, another officer was shot while responding to a domestic dispute in Lawndale on the West Side.
Less than a week before that, a detainee who allegedly concealed a gun during transport to a Northwest Side police station opened fire and wounded three officers. He, in turn, was shot multiple times at the 25th District police station, 5555 W. Grand Ave., police said.
