Man fatally shoots another man who confronted him with knife in Logan Square, police say

The man was inside a garage in the 2700 block of North Monticello Avenue when the other man entered, Chicago police said.

Two boys, both 17, were shot July 12, 2022, in Austin.

A man was shot dead June 1, 2022, in Logan Square.

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A man shot and killed another man who confronted him with a knife in Logan Square Wednesday, according to Chicago police.

The man, 36, was inside a garage in the 2700 block of North Monticello Avenue when the other man entered around 2 p.m., Chicago police said.

The man pulled out a gun and fired, striking the knife-wielding man in the head, police said.

The attacker, James Lewis, 53, was pronounced dead at the scene, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

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