'Domestic Hostage' Situation Resolved Peacefully, Bridgeview Man, 20, Arrested: Police

BRIDGEVIEW, IL—Police and SWAT officers were able to defuse a domestic hostage situation late Saturday evening in Bridgeview, where a man was reportedly holding other family members at gunpoint. Police said the situation unfolded from an argument between the mother and son.

Around 11 p.m., a 17-year-old boy walked several blocks to the Bridgeview police station, claiming that his older brother had threatened him with a weapon. Police said the teen was able to escape from the house, but their mother and 13-year-old brother with autism were still there.

When officers arrived at the home on the 7800 block of South Oketo, Mustafa Farraj, 20, was believed to be inside holding his mother and 13-year-old brother with special needs at gunpoint.

Soon after police arrived, the mother and 13-year-old boy were allowed to leave the house, while Farraj remained holed up inside, police said.

Police coaxed Farraj to come to the door early Sunday morning. Farraj was taken into custody and his weapon confiscated, which police said turned out to be an air pistol-rifle.

Farraj, 20, had an outstanding arrest warrant out of Bridgeview for aggravated assault, and charges are pending for Saturday’s incident, police said.