A security guard at the Irving Park bar had heard people arguing outside and saw a man pointing a gun at people, so he called police.
Police investigate the scene where a man was fatally shot after exchanging gunfire with Chicago police officers in the 3700 block of North Troy Street on Feb. 8, 2023.
Chicago police officers exchanged gunfire with a man, killing him, early Wednesday in the Irving Park neighborhood, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown said at a news conference Wednesday morning. At 3:08 a.m., Albany Park district officers responded to a call of a person with a gun at a bar in the 3700 block of North Kedzie Avenue, Brown said. A security guard at the bar had heard people arguing outside of the bar and saw a man pointing a gun at people, so he called police.The responding officers were directed to a person matching the description given by witnesses and saw the man run toward an alley in the 3700 block of North Troy Street, Brown said.
The man was shot and died at the scene, Brown said. The man’s age and identity are under investigation.The officers involved were not injured but were taken to a hospital for observation, he said.Chicago Tribune editors' top story picks, delivered to your inbox each afternoon.
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