Standoff In East Lakeview After Man Barricades Himself In Apartment; Man Later Found Dead
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CHICAGO (CBS) -- A standoff with police ensued in East Lakeview early Sunday evening as a man barricaded himself in an apartment.
The man was later found dead.
Police were called around 6 p.m. to the 500 block of West Aldine Avenue for a report of an attempted suicide at an apartment complex.
They were confronted by a man of an unknown age who barricaded himself inside a unit, police said.
A SWAT team was called to the scene.
Numerous police officers and vehicles were seen at the corner of Broadway and Aldine Avenue, which was blocked off going east. A fire truck was also seen at the scene.
Officers finally entered the apartment and found the man unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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