Police in Highland Park, Illinois, shot and killed a man they said was armed with a knife during a well-being check early Friday morning. According to Highland Park officials, officers conducted a well-being check of a man in the roadway in the 900 block of Half Day Road just before 5 a.

Road between Western and Compton was closed due to the investigation, with photos and video from the scene showing police tape, a blue tarp and several police and sheriff squad cars blocking the scene.