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The Civilian Office of Police Accountability investigators have found that it’s unclear if the man who was fatally shot by police early Wednesday on the Northwest Side had fired his weapon after the police superintendent said there was an exchange of gunfire.

“There was an apparent exchange of gunfire between the offender and officers,” Superintendent David Brown said during a news conference Wednesday.

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The Frankfort Fire Department pours water on natural gas pipeline after the majority of a fire at a Morgan Li warehouse in Chicago Heights was extinguished, Feb. 6, 2023.
The Frankfort Fire Department pours water on natural gas pipeline after the majority of a fire at a Morgan Li warehouse in Chicago Heights was extinguished, Feb. 6, 2023.

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Former Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen on Feb. 8 placed his five-bedroom Vernon Hills home on the market for $899,000.
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Police secure the entrance to the neighborhood of former Vice President Mike Pence's Indiana home, Feb. 10, 2023, in Carmel.
Police secure the entrance to the neighborhood of former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana home, Feb. 10, 2023, in Carmel.

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