BEECHER, IL — An armed suspect was taken into custody Saturday night after firing shots at Will County Sheriff's Office SWAT officers who responded to a barricaded-person call in Beecher, authorities said.
The sheriff's office SWAT unit was called around 6 p.m. to assist Beecher police following reports of shots fired and a barricaded person at a home in the 300 block of Waterford Lane, WCSO said in a news release.
Initially, authorities believed there was a dead person inside the home, where an armed man had barricaded himself, the sheriff's office said.
When SWAT officers arrived, the suspect began firing in their direction. No sheriff's office deputies were injured, although the agency's armored rescue vehicle sustained gunfire damage.
Officers were able to break windows at the home and deployed 40 mm tear gas rounds before entering the residence and taking the suspect into custody, WCSO said.
The suspect was brought to a nearby hospital with injuries around 9:30 p.m., the sheriff's office said.
The Major Crimes Task Force was contacted and will investigate all aspects of the incident.
Additional information is expected to come from the Beecher Police Department or the Major Crimes Task Force, according to the sheriff's office.
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