Several in custody after man barricades himself in Rogers Park home

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Monday, December 22, 2014
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Several people were taken into custody after a man barricaded himself inside his home in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood.

Police were notified of the barricade situation in the 1600-block of West Sherwin Avenue around 2:40 a.m. Monday. The SWAT team responded and was on the scene for nearly five hours Monday morning.

The barricade situation ended without incident around 7:45 a.m. Neighbors who were evacuated from their houses and held on warming buses were back in their homes by 8 a.m.

Police have not released any further information.