SWAT situation in Edgewater ends with barricaded suspect in custody
CHICAGO (CBS) -- An hours-long standoff is over after police and a SWAT team responded to a possible burglary suspect inside an apartment in Edgewater.
The standoff started around 8 p.m. Tuesday night, in the 6000 block of North Winthrop Avenue. SWAT responded to the scene around 4:44 a.m. Wednesday morning.
Preliminary information says a man possibly armed with a firearm was barricaded inside a multi-unit apartment complex.
Police believe the man is the burglary suspect. Residents were advised to avoid the area.
The incident ended after the suspect was taken into custody around 9 a.m. Wednesday morning.
Charges are pending.
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