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Man photographing schools shot dead by police near Chicago

Police outside Chicago say man shot by officers after taking photographs of schools has died.

Lake County Major Crime Task Force Detective Christopher Covelli says officers dispatched to north suburban Zion for a suspicious person Wednesday morning began chasing the man on foot. A struggle ensued in which the man was shot. He was pronounced dead at a Waukegan hospital.

The man appeared to be wearing body armor.  At least seven schools were placed on lockdown during the incident.

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