Cops fatally shoot armed man in Old Town, police say

A man was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police officers in Old Town on Sunday morning, according to police.

Officers were investigating reports of an armed man in the 400 block of West Blackhawk Street shortly after 5 a.m. They encountered a man with a gun at the location and shots were fired, police said.

The man was shot and died at the scene. Police said they found a weapon nearby. One police officer went to the hospital for observation.

The Civilian Office for Police Accountability is investigating, while the officers involved are placed on routine administrative duties for 30 days.

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