Fox Lake standoff shuts down neighborhood
Posted September 29, 2016 1:00 am
A suicidal man with a gun threatened Fox Lake police Thursday night, causing a neighborhood near Arthur Avenue and Forest Avenue to be shut down, authorities said.
The incident began around 9 p.m., Fox Lake Police Chief Russell Laine said. It's unclear if shots were fired at police, he said. The man made it clear he had a gun and an explosion was heard, Laine said.
The man did not have a gun in his possession when taken into custody around 10 p.m.
No police officers fired a gun, Laine said. They continue to investigate.
Fox Lake police were assisted at the scene by police from Lake County, Gurnee, Lake Villa and Antioch.
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