Hoffman Estates schools locked down after reports of armed subject
Some Hoffman Estates schools were placed on temporary lockdown Monday afternoon while police tracked down a reportedly armed person who had intentionally driven a car into another vehicle and then fled the crash scene.
Police were called to the 1700 block of Kent Road at about 2:51 p.m. Monday after the collision and reports that one of the drivers had run away while possibly armed.
The person was apprehended without incident a short time later and taken to Amita Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital for evaluation, police said. Students were later released to their parents.
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