ALSIP, Ill. — Authorities in the south suburbs say a person was fatally shot by police overnight after they allegedly threatened officers.

According to Alsip police, the incident began around 10 pm. on Monday, after a female suspect called 911 and informed dispatchers that she was being chased by an active shooter near 124th Street and South Cicero Avenue in Alsip.

As officers made their way to the scene, the suspect allegedly placed several more calls to 911, this time claiming that she had killed an officer and was willing to kill another.

Authorities said that during each of the 911 calls, the suspect allegedly threatened to kill a police officer and even insisted that she was armed with a loaded firearm.

Officers tracked the suspect's phone to the Burr Oak Cemetery in the 12400 blo

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