CPD confirms man wielding knife fatally shot by officers at senior living facility in Grand Crossing early Monday morning

CHICAGO — A man armed with a knife was fatally shot by police early Monday morning at a senior living facility in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the city’s South Side, according to the Chicago Police Department’s latest update.

CPD had confirmed earlier to WGN-TV that an officer-involved shooting happened just before 3 a.m. on the upper level inside the Grand Regency of Jackson Park Supportive Living facility in the 1400 block of East 75th Street. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) also confirmed that it was responding to an officer-involved shooting at the location.

In its latest update confirming the shooting was fatal, CPD said officers responded to the facility just before 3 a.m. Monday to a call of a person with a knife threatening residents. Officers located the unit where the man resided and attempted to speak with him.

After gaining access, police say the officers were confronted by the man, still armed with the knife. Officers deployed their Tasers, but the offender was not subdued, according to police.

The offender remained armed with the knife and advanced at officers, at which time they discharged their weapons and struck him, according to police. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and police say a knife was recovered.

CPD earlier told WGN that no officers were injured in the incident. The identity of the man shot and killed by police has not yet been released.

The specifics of the incident, including the comprehensive use-of-force investigation, are being investigated by COPA, with the full cooperation of CPD. The officer(s) involved will be placed on routine administrative duties for a minimum period of 30 days.

COPA also confirmed that officers responded to a different officer-involved shooting early Monday morning, this one involving an off-duty officer in Roseland.