Police answering a domestic battery call in the Englewood neighborhood early this morning shot and killed a fleeing suspect who they believed was holding a weapon, police said.
The incident happened about 1:40 a.m. in the vicinity of the 6200 block of South Wolcott Avenue, police said.
The Cook County medical examiner's office identified the victim as Flint Farmer, 29, of the 6200 block of South Honore Street.
In a statement, police said that as officers approached the residence, a male suspect ran away attempting to escape. A foot chase ensued, with police identifying themselves and ordering the suspect to stop, according to the statement.
At that point, "the offender turned towards the officer, pulled an object from his pocket, which the officer believed to be a handgun, and aggressively came at the officer.
"The offender refused to comply with the officer's command to drop the object," the statement went on. "Fearing for his safety, the officer discharged his weapon, striking the offender."
Police News Affairs Officers Ron Gaines said he did not know what kind of object the suspect was holding. The statement did not say that a gun had been recovered.
A spokesman for the Independent Police Review Authority, which investigates all incidents in which police discharged their weapons, said he was on the scene, but offered no details
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