North Riverside shooting: Knife-wielding man killed in police-involved shooting at Cermak Road, 4th Avenue, officials say
A knife-wielding man was fatally shot by police Sunday afternoon in the west suburbs.
The police-involved shooting happened around 3:47 p.m. in the 8500 block of Cermak Road in North Riverside, officials said.
Officers who were called for a disturbance located a man who was armed with two knives, police said. An officer fired their weapon at the man in defense of another person, North Riverside police officials said.
The man was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
"The North Riverside Police Department is fully cooperating with the State Police Public Integrity Task Force, which is conducting a comprehensive investigation into the incident," police said in a news release.
No further information was immediately available.
