A man who exchanged gunfire with police who fatally shot him Sunday in North Lawndale has been identified.
Officers responded to robbery call in the 1800 block of South Ridgeway Avenue at 10:47 a.m., where they saw Kurt K. Kilbert, 28, and officers chased him on foot, police said. Kilbert allegedly exchanged gunfire with police at multiple locations and was wounded, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.
Kilbert was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:17 a.m., according to the medical examiner’s office.
The officers were also taken to a nearby hospital for observation, and a weapon was recovered at the scene, police said.
The officers involved in the shooting will be placed on routine administrative leave for 30 days, per Chicago Police Department policy, police said.
