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Police Fatally Shoot Knife-Wielding Man

(STMW) -- An allegedly suicidal man with a knife was fatally shot by a Chicago Police officer on Christmas Day after he lunged at officers, injuring one of them, authorities said.

Grand Crossing District police officers drove up to a building at 6:40 p.m. in the 400 block of East Marquette Road in the Woodlawn neighborhood to respond to a call of a man threatening suicide, according to Deputy Chief Berscott Ruiz of the South Chicago District, the Sun-Times is reporting.

When the officers got out of their vehicle, they saw a man sitting on a porch. The man lunged at them with a knife and twice struck the protective vest of one of the officer, Ruiz said on the scene Thursday night, citing a preliminary report.

The man then started walking eastbound, and when the officers asked him to drop his weapon, he turned around and again lunged at the officers, Ruiz said.

The man was shot twice in the torso and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, Ruiz said. Chicago Police News Affairs tells CBS 2 the man was later pronounced dead at the hospital. He was identified as 25-year-old Terrence Gilbert of the 500 block of East 67th, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

The injured officer also was taken to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries, Ruiz said. He was listed in good condition.

The knife used in the incident was recovered, police said.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2014. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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