A person armed with a knife was injured during a police shooting Friday on the Far South Side.
A Chicago police officer along with Forest Preserves of Cook County Police responded to a report of a person being chased by someone armed with a knife in the 11400 block of South Avenue G about 1:30 p.m., Chicago police said.
When they arrived at the scene, the officer was approached by a male holding a knife. While attempting to create distance and deescalate, the male charged at the officer, police said.
The officer then pulled out his gun, striking the armed offender in the body, police said. Officers applied a tourniquet, and the male, whose age wasn’t known, was taken in critical condition to the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.
A knife was recovered at the scene and the officer was taken to a hospital for observation, police said.
Chicago police work the scene where a person was shot by Chicago police at Eggers Grove Forest Preserve near 11400 block of South Avenue G in the East Side neighborhood Friday.
The Forest Preserves of Cook County Police called in the report, saying someone was being chased by a man with a knife along a trail, according to police scanner traffic of the incident.
“On the trail, he’s got a knife, he’s walking toward me!” an officer told dispatchers.
“Shots fired, shots fired by the police!” the officer yelled. “He’s coming on me again.”
Then: “Yeah, he’s on the ground,” the officer said.
“Offender shot,” the dispatcher said.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) was on the scene later Friday and asks anyone with information to contact them.
COPA is responding to an officer-involved shooting in the 3800 block of East 112th Street. If you or anyone you know has any information related to this incident, please call our office at 312-746-3609 or visit our website at https://t.co/LqABRQVdBc
— COPA (@ChicagoCOPA) February 28, 2025
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