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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
David Struett

Man taken to hospital for mental evaluation after SWAT standoff in Chatham

Police responded to a barricaded man Oct. 12, 2020 in Chatham. | Sun-Times file photo

A man was taken to a hospital for mental evaluation after a four-hour standoff with police Monday morning in Chatham on the South Side.

The man barricaded himself with four children in a home in the 7900 block of South Evans Avenue after violating an order of protection, Chicago police said.

A SWAT team was called to the scene at 7 a.m. after the main refused to exit, police said.

The children were released to police sometime afterward, according to police spokesman Michael Carroll.

The 41-year-old was taken to Jackson Park Hospital for an evaluation, Carroll said.

Police did not find a weapon on him.

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