Overview

• Around 9:02 p.m. in Greater Grand Crossing, a 64-year-old off-duty Broadview officer shot a man who approached with a knife, striking him in the legs before the man fled and was later taken into custody.
• About 11 p.m. in Austin, CPD officers confronted a man carrying a large knife who advanced toward people and officers; after tasers failed, one officer fired and the man was taken to a hospital in serious condition.
• Chicago police say a knife was recovered at the South Side scene, and the suspect was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center after being located by responding officers.
• CPD’s Investigative Response Team is examining the South Side shooting with charges pending, while COPA is investigating the West Side case and the officer who fired has been placed on administrative duty for at least 30 days.
• Outlets report differing conditions for the South Side suspect, listed as serious in one report and good in another, while both men remain hospitalized as the probes continue.