Aurora barricade situation ends; police take suspect into custody

Hours after he had barricaded himself in the home of friends, a 19-year-old shooting suspect was taken into custody by Montgomery police Friday evening, according to Aurora police, who assisted in the matter.

Aurora police said they were dispatched at 2:20 p.m. to assist Montgomery police for a shooting that occurred in their jurisdiction at the intersection of Elliott and Melrose.

At 3:15 p.m., Aurora police discovered that the suspect was in a home on the 1100 block of Homer, which belonged to friends of the suspect.

Aurora police said the suspect refused to leave the house.

At approximately 6 p.m., police said a woman exited the house. Then at approximately 6:35 p.m., a man also exited.

Both the woman and man who exited are being questioned by police.

According to Aurora police, it is not believed that either individual was being held against his or her will.

The suspect was taken into custody without incident, after which he was taken to Montgomery police headquarters.

The house was cleared by Aurora police at 7:40 p.m.

The Montgomery and Oswego police departments, the Kane and Kendall County sheriff and the Illinois State Police responded to the incident.