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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...n-shot-chicago-police-officer-dies/786067002/
http://abc7chicago.com/man-fatally-shot-by-chicago-police-in-south-shore/3764702/
Protests breakout in Chicago after man shot by Chicago police officer dies
CHICAGO — Chicago police say a man fatally shot by an officer was “exhibiting characteristics of an armed person” and officers tried to question him.
Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted that when officers on foot tried to question the man Saturday evening a confrontation ensued and he was shot.
Larry Merritt, a fire department spokesman, says the man was shot Saturday evening in the South Shore neighborhood and was taken to Jackson Park Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Guglielmi says a weapon was recovered at the scene but did not say where or whether it was on the man.
A crowd has gathered at the scene, creating a tense situation with police, who have cordoned off the area.
The Chicago Sun-Times says scuffles broke out between protesters and police officers holding batons who had cordoned off the area.
Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says no officers were injured.
http://abc7chicago.com/man-fatally-shot-by-chicago-police-in-south-shore/3764702/
At about 5:30 p.m., officers on foot saw the man "exhibiting characteristics of an armed person" and went to question him, according to tweet by CPD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. A confrontation then ensued and the man was shot, he said. A weapon was recovered at the scene, Guglielmi said.
The incident occurred near 71st Street and Clyde on the South Side.
After the shooting, crowds gathered and, at times, scuffled with police. The crowd chanted, "No justice, no peace."
The man was pronounced dead at Jackson Park Hospital, fire officials said.
Witnesses said the man was shot several times.
Witness Allen Davis said that police saw the man's holster and asked him for his concealed carry permit, but when he reached for it, police shot him.