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COPA investigating after Chicago officers shot, killed knife-wielding man in Little Village
Arriving officers knocked on an apartment door and were confronted by a man who pulled out a knife and lunged at officers.
Chicago police fatally shoot knife-wielding man in Little Village apartment
A man was shot and killed by Chicago police early Friday morning after allegedly advancing toward officers with a knife in the Little Village neighborhood.
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Man with knife fatally wounded by police overnight in Little Village
A man who advanced toward officers holding an overnight was fatally wounded overnight at an apartment building in the Little Village neighborhood, Chicago police said. About 2:10 a.m. Friday, officers were alerted about a man with a knife inside a sixth-floor apartment in the 3000 block of West 21st Place.
Chicago officers shoot, kill knife-wielding man in Little Village
Arriving officers knocked on an apartment door and were confronted by a man who pulled out a knife and lunged at officers.
Officers fatally shoot man with knife at Little Village senior building: Chicago police
A 57-year-old dead man was shot about 2 a.m. Friday inside a sixth-floor apartment in the 3000 block of West 21st Place.
Chicago police fatally shoot knife-wielding man in West Side apartment; COPA investigating
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating after a man armed with a knife was shot and killed by Chicago police on the city's West Side.
Police fatally shoot suspect inside Little Village apartment building
Chicago police shot and killed a man during a call early Friday morning in Little Village. Officers were responding to a call of a person with a knife inside a sixth floor apartment near 21st and Sacramento.
Man with knife fatally shot by officers in little Village: Chicago police
A man was shot and killed by Chicago police early Friday in an apartment building in the city's Little Village neighborhood after police say he advanced towards officers with a knife.
Man shot, critically wounded by officer in Little Village: CPD
A man was shot by a Chicago police officer in the Little Village neighborhood Friday morning, Chicago police said.
Armed thieves steal car, bag from man walking on Bucktown sidewalk: Chicago police
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Suburban Chicago woman charged with making threat toward elementary school
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3 thieves rob Family Dollar at gunpoint in Auburn Gresham, Chicago police say
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