Man Walks Into Police Station With Loaded Assault Rifle
CHICAGO (STMW) - A man is in custody Thanksgiving morning after walking into a West Side police station with a fully-loaded rifle and declaring martial law.
The man entered the Harrison District police station at 3151 W. Harrison St. about 4 a.m. with a fully-loaded AR-15 assault rifle and 30-round magazine, police said. The man said he was declaring martial law, but did not point the gun at anybody or fire any shots.
Officers immediately tried to calm the man and were able to defuse the rifle and disarm him without a struggle, police said.
Police said the rifle was in full view and the man made no effort to conceal it when he walked into the station. It was "very much visible," police said.
The 28-year-old man was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County for a medical evaluation, police said. He did not appear to be intoxicated and believe he may have suffered from mental illness.
Harrison Area detectives are investigating.
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