CHICAGO (CBS) — SWAT team members and Chicago police were called to the scene of a standoff in the South Loop. Gunshots were fired, but officers made an arrest shortly before 1 p.m.
Video from the scene shows a man being led to a police squad car in handcuffs.
We are here now where there’s a hostage situation along Wabash and 14th in South Loop
Still a heavy police presence @cbschicago https://t.co/eZL0PWXR1q pic.twitter.com/Y5gEVl4IAV
— Marissa Parra (@MarParNews) September 10, 2020
Police said initally that a robbery in the 1400 block of South Wabash turned into a hostage situation. However, it turned out there was just one man who fired his gun inside an apartment.
The standoff began around 10:30 a.m.