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Law enforcement officers in Chicago fatally shot a 33-year-old man who pointed a gun at them as they tried to arrest him Friday, authorities said.
The shooting occurred about 9:40 a.m. in the West Garfield Park neighborhood as members of a fugitive task force were trying to serve an arrest warrant for aggravated criminal sexual assault with a firearm, Chicago police Superintendent David O. Brown told reporters.
A group of law enforcement officers identified the man, but he wouldn’t get out of the vehicle he was in and pointed a gun at the officers, Brown said.
Three Chicago police officers and a U.S. marshal opened fire. It wasn’t immediately clear if the man fired any shots.
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A group of law enforcement officers identified the man, but he wouldn’t get out of the vehicle he was in and pointed a gun at the officers, Brown said.
Three Chicago police officers and a U.S. marshal opened fire. It wasn t immediately clear if the man fired any shots.
Police spokesman Tom Ahern told the Chicago Tribune that the man was taken to Mount Sinai Medical Center in grave condition and later died.
No officers were wounded, but the four who fired shots were taken to a hospital for evaluation, Brown said.
The city s Civilian Office of Police Accountability said officers turned on their body cameras during the shooting. The video will be released within 60 days.
Chicago police fatally shoot man while trying to arrest him
Police investigate the scene in which police opened fire during an arrest near 109 S Kilpatrick in West Garfield Park, Friday, July 9, 2021, in Chicago. Law enforcement officers in Chicago shot and wounded a 33-year-old man who pointed a gun at them as they tried to arrest him Friday, authorities said. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) July 09, 2021 - 5:05 PM
CHICAGO (AP) â Law enforcement officers in Chicago fatally shot a 33-year-old man who pointed a gun at them as they tried to arrest him Friday, authorities said.
The shooting occurred about 9:40 a.m. in the West Garfield Park neighborhood as members of a fugitive task force were trying to serve an arrest warrant for aggravated criminal sexual assault with a firearm, Chicago police Superintendent David O. Brown told reporters.
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