Burnside shooting: SWAT standoff sparked by suspects firing at vehicle, Chicago police say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- By early Tuesday morning, there had been a heavy Chicago police presence on the South Side for hours, after a shooting investigation turned into a standoff, CPD said.

While on patrol, officers saw multiple male suspects shooting at a vehicle just after 9:45 p.m. in the 9100-block of South Ellis Street in the city's Burnside neighborhood, police said.
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The vehicle drove away, and police apprehended two of the suspects. A handgun was recovered, police said.

A possible third suspect fled the scene into a nearby home.

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SWAT responded and remained on the scene as of about 3:20 a.m.
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It was not immediately clear if the suspect was in his own home, or if he knew whose it was.



CPD said they did not believe anyone else was inside.

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