Crime & Safety
Man Found Dead After Little Village Standoff | UPDATE
The incident Monday involved 2 men barricaded inside a home in the Little Village neighborhood, Chicago police said.
Updated at 3:45 p.m.
CHICAGO, IL — A 68-year-old man was found dead and another person was taken into custody by police Monday after a SWAT team ended a possible hostage situation that lasted about four hours in the Little Village neighborhood, according to ABC Chicago.
The 68-year-old was found dead of a gunshot to the head, police told ABC. A weapon was reportedly recovered at the scene and a 37-year-old man was taken into custody.
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The standoff began at around 7:45 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20, when Chicago police responded to a domestic disturbance call in the 3400 block of West 23rd Street, CBS reported.
A SWAT team was called in after shots were heard from inside the house, the report stated. A loudspeaker was used to negotiate with the man inside the home who instigated the standoff, the report added.
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Police ended the standoff just after noon, according to the report.
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