Police: Location of man reported armed in Crystal Lake is unknown

Crystal Lake police responded to the call of a disturbance Tuesday afternoon in which a man was reported to have a handgun, but police were never able to locate him, Crystal Lake police said in a news release Tuesday night.

The call came from a single-family home on the 1700 block of Somerfield Lane, according to the news release.

Once police arrived at the house, the complainant said Daniel Hawkins, 23, a resident of the home, pointed a handgun at him while the two were arguing, police reported.

Police secured a perimeter around the house after early information "strongly suggested" Hawkins retreated back into the house, according the news release.

Police later found, with the assistance of the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System's Emergency Services Team, that Hawkins was not in the house. They determined he did not pose a threat to the general public, according to the news release.

The Crystal Lake Police Department has issued an arrest warrant and criminal complaint for Hawkins on a charge of aggravated assault.

"This event has every appearance of being uniquely related to the individuals involved," police said in the release.

Police say Hawkins' whereabouts remain unknown, and the scene was released around 6:30 p.m.

Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 placed Indian Prairie, Glacier Ridge and Woods Creek schools on a soft lockdown while police investigated the scene.

Earlier, Huntley Community School District 158 posted a message on its Twitter account saying Lake in the Hills Police alerted the district that the person involved in the situation "is contained in a house not within District 158 boundaries, and there is no danger to our students or schools."

Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 was not on lockdown, but schools were at a "heightened sense of security," spokesman Anthony McGinn said.

Lincoln Prairie Elementary School in Lake in the Hills and Jacobs High School in Algonquin temporarily were on "shelter in place" status, meaning any activities scheduled outside were moved inside, McGinn said.

"The students were never remotely in danger," McGinn said.

The district's director of school safety was collaborating with the Crystal Lake Police Department and both schools were released on time, he said.