Man wielding ax fatally shot by officer in Des Plaines, police say

Des Plaines police say an officer shot and killed a 55-year-old man Wednesday night at a condominium building on the 1400 block of Thacker Street. (Steve Zalusky | Daily Herald)

A man who was shot and killed by an officer Wednesday night in northwest suburban Des Plaines was approaching officers while holding an ax, police said.

Officers were called to a condo complex in the 1400 block of Thacker Street to assist fire officials and encountered a man who “was breaking things, possibly having a psychotic breakdown,” Des Plaines police said in a statement.