A man was arrested Wednesday in Aurora after allegedly barricading himself in a home with a gun in the western suburb.
The man exited a home without incident after speaking with negotiators by phone for 40 minutes, Aurora police said at 9:40 a.m.
Police responded about 2 a.m. Wednesday to the call of gunfire and a man with a gun in the 500 block of Bangs Street, but were later told the man was breaking into car windows with the gun, police said.
Officers responded and found the man barricaded alone in a home, police said.
Some homes in the block were evacuated while other neighbors were urged to stay inside, police said.
No charges have been filed.
UPDATE: Aurora Police’s Crisis Negotiation Team made contact with the man inside the home. After talking with our crisis negotiators on the phone over the last 40 minutes, the man peacefully exited the home without incident. pic.twitter.com/KOO60CG7yx
— Aurora Police Department (@AuroraPoliceIL) June 24, 2020
