CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Chicago police officers fatally shot a man Saturday afternoon during a foot chase in the Lawndale neighborhood, according to officials.
The man, 30, was approached by officers shortly after 3:30 p.m. as he walked in the 1400 block of South Lawndale Avenue, according to CPD Sgt. Michael Malinowski.
The officers chased the man through the block before shooting him in a gangway during the second of two "armed confrontations," Malinowski said. A handgun was recovered at the scene.
A spokesman for the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, a police oversight agency, said the man was shot multiple times after he pointed a gun at the officers.
The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, but died shortly after, according to police and fire officials.
The Cook County medical examiner's office hasn't released information about the death.
A 42-year-old officer was taken to Rush University Medical Center to be treated for chest pain and an injured ankle, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
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