SWAT respond to standoff in Jefferson Park

SWAT team members were on the scene of a police standoff Saturday night in the 4800-block of North Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A SWAT team was on the scene of a police standoff into early Sunday at a 7-Eleven in the city's Jefferson Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, police said.

Authorities were called at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday to the 4800-block of North Milwaukee Avenue. The 7-Eleven is on the north side of a strip mall.
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Shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday, SWAT members were still on the scene.

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Police activity in the 4800-block of North Milwaukee Avenue in the city's Jefferson Park neighborhood.WLS

Police did not disclose details about what led to the standoff or who was involved.
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CTA Blue Line trains were not stopping at the Jefferson Park station due to the police activity, according to a CTA tweet at about midnight.