Suspect in custody after gunfire outside Kluczynski Federal Building
A suspect was in custody Tuesday morning after shots were fired near the Kluczynski Federal Building in downtown Chicago.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said early Tuesday morning, a Federal Protective Services officer reported an active shooter near the federal office building, at 230 S. Dearborn St.
The DHS said there was minor damage to property, but no one was struck by gunfire or injured.
Chicago police arrested the suspect, the DHS said.
The DHS and Chicago police were out in force along Clark Street at the western edge of Federal Plaza early Tuesday. Evidence markers for shell casings were spotted at the scene. Dispatch audio indicated about 15 shell casings at the scene.
The Kluczynski Federal Building houses offices for several federal agencies. It is located on Federal Plaza across Dearborn Street from the Dirksen Federal Courthouse.
