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9-Hour SWAT Standoff In Avalon Park Ends With Man In Custody, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | April 20, 2017 8:01am | Updated on April 20, 2017 3:17pm

CHICAGO — A man was in custody after he barricaded himself in a home against SWAT officers Thursday in Avalon Park, police said.

At 4:46 a.m., the man barricaded himself inside a home in the 8200 block of South Dante Avenue, police said.

The man was taken into custody at 1:31 p.m. and the standoff ended, police said.

No further information was immediately available.