1 in custody after shots fired at police, standoff in Addison cause shelter-in-place: police
ADDISON, Ill. (WLS) -- A male suspect has been taken into custody after a standoff and lighting items on fire in the street in a west suburb Thursday, officials said.
A 911 call came in just before 11 a.m., Addison police said.
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A male suspect said he needed police to find his dogs; and if they did not, he would find people to do their job, police said.
While police were on the way, residents in the 200-block of East La Porte Drive said there was a male suspect holding a bag and blocking the street with a white SUV.
He was also spraying an unknown substance around the street and lighting items on fire, police said.
When officers arrived just after 11 a.m., the suspect went into a house, and shots were fired toward police from the home, police said.
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Some police were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
Officials said one officer was shot in the bulletproof vest.
No one else was injured, police said.
The suspect was taken into custody after several hours, around 3:15 p.m., when he surrendered.
His identity has not yet been released, and he's being held in the Addison Jail.
Police asked residents nearby to stay inside during the incident.
Officers in SWAT gear carrying long guns, drones and K9 officers were seen in the area.
Some were from the Addison Police Department; other agencies also responded.
Addison Trail High School was also in a "secure" environment as a precaution, police said. Students and staff are safe.
Also as a precaution, all nine buildings from Addison School District 4 were in a "secure" environment.
There was no direct link to the school district.
