The Latest: Police say weapon recovered after fatal shooting
CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting of a man by Chicago police (all times local):
8:10 p.m.
Chicago police say a man fatally shot by an officer was "exhibiting characteristics of an armed person" and officers tried to question him.
Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted that when officers on foot tried to question the man Saturday evening a confrontation ensued and he was shot. The man was fatally wounded.
Guglielmi says a weapon was recovered at the scene but did not say where or whether it was on the man.
A crowd has gathered at the scene, creating a tense situation with police, who have cordoned off the area.
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7:45 p.m.