An armed man is holed up inside a South Shore apartment prompting officers from the Hostage Barricade Terrorism Team to respond early Thursday on the South Side.
At 1:39 a.m., police were notified of a man barricading himself in an apartment in the 7300 block of South Oglesby Avenue, according to police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines.
The man was alone and early reports indicate he is armed, according to Gaines who said an “HBT” response was initiated for the incident.
No injuries were reported and officers were still on the scene as of 5 a.m. and Gaines said he did not know why the man had barricaded himself inside.
Calumet Area detectives are investigating also.
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