Chicago police officer shoots and kills man in North Lawndale
CHICAGO - Chicago police said that a man shot by an officer in North Lawndale Saturday morning has died.
The incident happened at 10 a.m. in the 3800 block of West Flournoy Street, according to police.
Family identified the man as Reginald Clay, 24.
Police said that the officers who were on the scene were on a "gang de-escalation" mission. Police said that the man was leaning into a car, and when they approached, he ran off, and then pulled out a gun.
No officers were injured.
COPA asked anyone with information regarding this incident to call their office at (312) 746-3609.
Chicago police will hold a news conference Saturday afternoon to provide an update on the incident.
No additional information is available at this time.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.