1 in custody after East Garfield Park barricade situation

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Person in Garfield Park apartment building with gun sparks large emergency response
An individual inside a Garfield Park apartment building shot at a vehicle and sparked a large emergency response Wednesday morning.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A suspect was taken into custody after a barricade situation in the East Garfield Park neighborhood Wednesday morning.

A male suspect shot at someone's vehicle in the 2700-block of West Gladys Avenue just before 8:45 a.m., Chicago police said.

The suspect then barricaded himself inside an apartment building, drawing a large police response and a SWAT unit.

Shortly after 11:30 a.m., police said the suspect was taken into custody without incident. Further details were not immediately available.