CPD SWAT team responds to Garfield Park barricade situation; residents asked to stay away

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago police SWAT team has responded to a barricade situation in Garfield Park early Thursday morning.

Officers responded about 3 a.m. to a person who was barricaded in a house in the 4100-block of West Maypole Avenue, and asked residents to avoid the area.

Maypole is blocked from Keeler Avenue to Pulaski Road, and warming buses are on standby for residents.

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CPD has not said what prompted the barricade situation or if the person is armed.

Last week, four people were left dead after a barricade situation in Oak Forest, officials said.

This is a developing story; check back with ABC7 Chicago for updates.