Crime & Safety
Man In Custody After SWAT Standoff On North Side
A man barricaded himself inside a building in Buena Park, police said.
CHICAGO, IL — A man is in custody after he barricaded himself in a building on Chicago's North Side Wednesday, police said. A SWAT team was called to the 4000 block of North Kenmore Avenue around 1:30 p.m., police said. CTA Red Line train service was suspended between Wilson and Addison Wednesday afternoon during the standoff, CTA said.
The barricade ended around 2:45 p.m., and the man was taken into custody, police said. No injuries were reported.
No further details about the situation have been released.
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Shuttle buses were provided to connect service between Wilson and Addison, CTA said. Train service resumed around 3 p.m., with residual delays.
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