MAN CHASES FIREFIGHTERS, PARAMEDICS WITH A KNIFE; POLICE CHASE MAN WITH A GUN; MAN DEAD AT 71ST AND RACINE, CHICAGO

    SAT MAY 24 2014 ~11:20 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    KNIFE ATTACK/POLICE SHOOTING
    71ST AND RACINE AVE CHICAGO, IL

    CFD ENGLEWOOD TELLS T20: "PERSON IN THE STREET HAS THE KNIFE -- JUST KEEP GOING AND WAIT FOR THE POLICE."

    T20: "I SEE'EM, HE'S COMING RIGHT AT US; I'LL GET BACK TO YOU ... WE GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE. BLUE JEANS LIGHT COLORED SHIRT ABOUT 6'0" TALL, BALD. CURRENTLY HE'S WESTBOUND."

    OFFENDER TRYING TO GRAB A CAR AT 71ST AND RACINE.

    T20: "PLEASE GET THE POLICE HERE; HE JUST DROPPED ON OUR RIG AND ALMOST GOT US."

    T20 REQUESTS A SECOND ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE -- "FIVE-O JUST DROPPED HIM."

    T20 REQUESTING A THIRD ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE.

    73RD IS THE FIRST INCIDENT. 71ST AND RACINE IS THE SECOND INCIDENT.

    POLICE SHOT A KNIFE-WIELDING MAN AFTER HE JUMPED ON AND OFF A FIRE TRUCK.

    OFFENDER IDENTIFIED AS MICHAEL MYERS, AGE 62, OF THE 11300 BLOCK OF SOUTH INDIANA AVE. MYERS WAS TRANSPORTED TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT 12:08 A.M.

    ENGINE(S): ENG?

    TRUCK(S): T20

    EMS: A14 A58 A24

    APPARENTLY TWO OTHERS INJURED, BUT NO DETAILS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME -- EXTRA INJURED NOT CONFIRMED.


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