A person was fatally shot by Dolton police in an armed confrontation Friday morning, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office and Illinois State Police.
According to Illinois State Police, the department's Division of Criminal Investigation responded to the 600 block of East 144th Place at approximately 6 a.m. after being contacted by the Dolton Police Department to investigate a shooting involving a police officer.
Police said officers initially responded to calls of a man trespassing, who officers said was the ex-boyfriend of the individual who lived at the location.
According to Dolton police, the man was armed with a gun and was ordered to drop it several times, refusing the officers' requests.
The man was then shot and killed by police, though it is unknown how many officers opened fire and if the man killed had pointed his weapon toward officers.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed a fatality at the location, though the individual's identity is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
Police confirmed that body cameras were on at the time of the incident, and that footage will be made available at a later date.
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