Overview

• Officers encountered the person around 11 p.m. in the 5200 block of West Madison Street in the Austin neighborhood, according to police.
• Police said the individual was brandishing a large knife and advancing toward officers and nearby civilians.
• Officers issued repeated commands to drop the weapon and deployed multiple Tasers that were ineffective, authorities said.
• An officer then fired and wounded the person, and officers provided first aid before transport to a hospital in serious but good condition.
• The officers were placed on routine administrative duty for at least 30 days as the Civilian Office of Police Accountability opened an investigation.