A person was discovered lifeless at a South Shore assisted dwelling facility lower than 4 hours after Chicago police fatally shot a person armed with a knife early Monday.
Keith Harding, 58, was discovered Monday about 6:35 a.m. with cuts on his arm and neck on the Grand Regency of Jackson Park Supportive Dwelling, 1448 E. seventy fifth St., Chicago police and the Prepare dinner County health worker’s stated.
He was pronounced lifeless on the scene, officers stated.
Harding was discovered on the fifth ground, which is similar ground the place the knife-wielding man was fatally shot by officers hours earlier, based on officers.
The police taking pictures occurred round 2:50 a.m. Monday after officers responded to calls of an individual threatening residents, police stated.
Officers went to the residence the place the person lived and tried to talk with him, the Chicago Police Division stated in an announcement. They entered the residence and “have been confronted by the offender, who was armed with a knife,” the assertion stated. “Officers then deployed their tasers, which did not subdue the offender.”
The person continued to advance towards the officers with the knife they usually shot him, police stated. He was pronounced lifeless, and a knife was recovered on the scene, police stated.
It wasn’t instantly identified if the 2 incidents have been linked. Space 1 detectives are conducting a demise investigation pending post-mortem outcomes.
