Man armed with knives shot and killed by police in North Riverside

A man who was armed with two knives was shot and killed by police in suburban North Riverside on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

According to law enforcement, at 3:47 p.m., officers with the North Riverside Police Department responded to an emergency call regarding a disturbance in the 8500 block of North Cermak. North Riverside police said officers encountered a situation involving a 31-year-old man from Crest Hill, and an officer “discharged their fire in defense of another individual.”

NBC Chicago has yet to independently verify the account of events provided by police…

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