A Cook County man fatally shot by police in the northwest suburbs Friday afternoon has been identified as Jack Murray, 24.

       Several Elk Grove Village police officers confronted Murray in a yard near the Murray family home on Fern Drive Friday afternoon, the Tribune reported. A neighbor had called police to report a man leaving a house holding a knife. Someone inside the house had previously called the police, Deputy Chief of Police Christopher Torres told the Tribune Friday.

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       Murray was still holding the knife as a confrontation ensued, Torres said. An Elk Grove Village police officer shot Murray around 4:30 p.m.