Barricade Situation, Shots Fired Closed Midlothian Schools Tuesday: Cops

MIDLOTHIAN, IL -- A barricade situation in the area of 149th Street and Central Park Avenue prompted closings at Bremen High School and all Midlothian School District 143 schools Tuesday.

Police said several people were taken into custody after officers responded to a report of shots fired in the area at around 4:30 a.m.

A male was at a home in the area when "a scuffle broke out" and he was chased from the home by another male who fired several shots, ABC Chicago reported. Police set up a perimeter around the home and took the suspects into custody when they surrendered at around 11 a.m.

No additional information has been released on the arrests.

"School has been cancelled for (Tuesday)," a notice on Bremen's web site stated. "We will do another school messenger in regards to after school activities that are scheduled."

Midlothian School District 143 said all schools -- Central Park, Spaulding, Springfield and Kolmar -- were also closed Tuesday due to police activity.

Midlothian police confirmed a non-life-threatening police situation but did not release further details Tuesday morning, WGN reported.

On Twitter, students reported arriving to school only to be turned away due to the situation.