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"Since O'Neill was dispatched to a 'suspicious person' call, his lights and sirens were not activated in order to avoid scaring off the individual, officials say.

O'Neill told investigators he saw person whose body was half-outside a Hondra CRV in the apartment complex parking lot. That's when he reportedly got out of his squad car and asked the person if he was the vehicle owner. The person, later identified as Eric J. Logan, responded he was the owner.

Sgt. O'Neill also noticed the man had a purse wedged in his clothing and was holding a 6-8 in.-long knife in his right hand. This is when O'Neill told investigators he retreated and told the man several times to drop the weapon.

The man allegedly refused, approaching the officer while raising the knife. Sgt. O'Neill told detectives he was nearly backed up against his squad car, roughly 7.5 feet away from the man, when he fired two gunshots. One went through the Honda CRV while the other hit Eric Logan in the abdomen.

When the shooting happened, O'Neill told police Logan remained standing. The officer said he was then cut by the knife Logan had been holding. Prosecutor Cotter said it's unclear if Logan intentionally threw the knife or if he released it due to being shot.

Cotter further said the knife found at the shooting was taken from a vehicle on Taylor Street. The owner of the tactical knife has identified it as his.

The purse was taken from a different vehicle and also was identified by its owner.