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

The man surrendered to police about 11:30 a.m. Monday.

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Los robos ocurrieron entre las 7:20 y las 8:20 a.m. el jueves, según la policía. | Archivos Sun-Times

Police responded to a barricaded man Oct. 12, 2020 in Chatham.

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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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