A Gary police officer shot a 20-year-old man during a service call Sunday afternoon, officials said.
Around 4 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to the 2100 block of Tennessee Street for a “potentially suicidal individual” who was “cutting himself,” Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez said in a release. When the arrived, he ran from the home.
Gary Police said in a statement that officers found the man two blocks east near 22nd Avenue and Ohio Street. The man was still holding a knife and “covered in blood.”
Police allege the man ran at an officer, ignored verbal warnings and didn’t drop the knife.
The officer shot the man, who was taken to a Chicago hospital. The officer has been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation’s outcome, police said. Neither the officer nor the man who was shot was identified.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the shooting.
“Situations involving mental health crises are deeply tragic and the balance of keeping the community safe can often be a delicate matter,” Gary Police Chief Derrick Cannon said in the release. “We understand the fragility involved in these moments and the profound impact they have on families and our community.”
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