Chicago Domestic Disturbance Ends in Fatal Police Shooting

On January 3, 2025, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) notified COPA of an officer-involved shooting. Preliminary information indicates this incident began when Chicago Police officers responded to a call of a domestic dispute involving a person with a knife inside a building. As officers entered the building and arrived at the apartment where the altercation was reported, they encountered an individual armed with a knife. Officers discharged their weapons, striking the individual multiple times. The individual was transported to a hospital and was later pronounced deceased. The officers were not injured during the encounter. A knife was recovered from the scene.