An Elgin police officer shot a man who came at him with a knife during an incident Saturday in which the officer was trying to stop the man from injuring himself, a city of Elgin news release said.
Responding to a call for a suicidal person about 1:30 a.m. in 900 block of Oak Ridge Boulevard, the unnamed officer found a 29-year-old man with wounds to his neck and torso, a news release said.
When the officer tried to provide assistance, the man began to struggle with him, grabbed a knife and used it to stab himself, the release said. He then turned on the officer with the weapon, resulting in the officer pulling his gun and shooting the man, the report said.
The man was hospitalized for treatment of his injuries.
Per police department policy, the officer also was taken to a local hospital for observation and testing and has been placed on paid administrative leave, the release said.
An investigation will be conducted by the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force.
Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley said in a statement that the department will provide more information in conjunction with the state review.
“We will be sharing information as soon as possible, including the release of body camera video, after the Public Integrity Task Force’s investigation and other critical investigative procedures have been completed,” she said.