Crime & Safety

Man Fatally Shot by Police at Homewood Apartment Building

A man was shot and killed by police at a Homewood apartment building early Sunday morning.

A man was shot and killed by Homewood police early Sunday morning, according to police. 

At 6:46 a.m. officers responded to a reported disturbance at an apartment building in the 900 block of Olive Road, the Chicago Tribune reports

Officers were then confronted by a man who lived on the third floor of the building. Police say the confrontation ended with the man being shot by an officer. 

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The identity of the man has not been released, police said. 

The Illinois State Police are investigating and a review of the incident will be handled by the Cook County state's attorney public integrity unit.  

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