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FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, USA — Man with a knife shot and killed by police after charging at officers

Fairview Heights police officers shot and killed a man armed with a knife during a domestic disturbance call on Bunkum Road in the early hours of Friday, October 30, 2026, according to the Illinois State Police. The Fairview Heights Police Department asked the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 6 to investigate the officer-involved shooting. State police said FHPD officers responded at approximately 1:33 a.m. to the 9100 block of Bunkum Road for the report of a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, officers observed a suspect armed with a knife. The suspect did not comply with officers' commands to drop the knife and charged toward the officers. FHPD officers discharged their firearms, striking the suspect. Officers rendered medical aid until the suspect was transported to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased. No officers were injured. State police have not released the man's name or age, and said no additional information is available at this time. The investigation is open and ongoing, and state police said that upon completion of the investigation, the case will be submitted for review to the St. Clair County State's Attorney's Office. We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes.

Date

October 30, 2026

Location

9100 block of Bunkum Road, Fairview Heights, Illinois

Victims

A man, name and age not released — shot by Fairview Heights police officers after he charged toward officers with a knife during a domestic disturbance call; taken to hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. No officers were injured

Suspect

None separate — the man shot was the armed person himself; the officers who fired are the subject of the Illinois State Police investigation

Stage

BREAKING

Last updated: Oct 31, 2026, 6:36 PM ET

Evidence

Next expected update: Illinois State Police release of the man's identity and findings from its Zone 6 investigation; the case then goes to the St. Clair County State's Attorney for review