Batavia police: Search over; no threat to public
Posted August 11, 2018 1:00 am
A situation involving a despondent man with a gun has been resolved and there is no threat to the public, Batavia police said Saturday evening.
Earlier Saturday, police were warning west-side residents near H.C. Storm Elementary School to stay inside during a search that started around 7:30 p.m. Police said they were looking for a white man, possibly a teenager, wearing a teal shirt.
Streets were closed near McKee Street and Van Nortwick Avenue. Police, including Kane County SWAT officers, searched the school.
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