Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Standoff in Park Manor

Check for more updates at Chicago Breaking News (Tribune)!
Chicago police were surrounding a South Side building in the 7400 block of South Vernon Avenue this afternoon following reports that an armed individual was holed up inside.

Police could not say whether anyone else was inside the building but said there were no reports of injuries.

Officers stationed themselves around the Park Manor neighborhood building about 2:30 p.m.
UPDATE 7:26 PM From Chgo Breaking News:
Police were able to contact the man and convince him to surrender peacefully at about 5:05 p.m., said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli.

No shots were fired and no one was injured. Information about potential charges was not immediately available because authorities were still talking to the man, Mirabelli said.

He could not provide identification information for the man, except to confirm he was an adult male.
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