Authorities are reporting a chase that has ended in a standoff on Lake Shore Drive, involving an armed fugitive.
The standoff was creating a traffic nightmare on Lake Shore Drive, while other parts are completely shut down.
Here’s live footage from the standoff (Note: It appears the CBS chopper has gone to refuel):
And photos:
Police block off traffic to Lake Shore Drive during Sunday’s standoff. | Brian Jackson/Sun-Times
Police stand with guns drawn after Sunday’s police crash. | Jennifer Okray/For Sun-Times Media
Aerial view of the standoff on Lake Shore Drive Sunday afternoon. | Lee Hogan/For Sun-Times Media
The chase ended when the suspect crashed on Lake Shore Drive. | Jennifer Okray/For Sun-Times Media
A woman driving with a child and elderly woman were rear-ened by a vehicle that later fled the scene near the 1600 block of North Avenue on Lake Shore Drive. | George Slefo / Sun-Times
AP Photo/Courtesy Ed Bachrach
Suspect is bloody and probably has some broken bones according to SWAT on the scene before @Mmckinne17 and I left pic.twitter.com/0St6gpM9U0
— Alex Wroblewski (@alexwroblewski) March 16, 2014
@Suntimes View from southbound lanes of LSD near Fullerton exit. Everyone at a standstill. http://t.co/PeqvoI8Xkj
— Alan Tiongson (@ationgson) March 16, 2014
@chicagoist Photo of LSD standoff from my rooftop: http://t.co/MNmpzSOTUA
— Benjamin (Wear a Damn Mask!) Lipsman (@blipsman) March 16, 2014
. @Chicagoist Empty LSD pic.twitter.com/SeVjyEDoqd
— Ryan G-S (@ryangs) March 16, 2014
@Suntimes before they turned us around. pic.twitter.com/hIvEjACBxl
— Clayton Edwards (@clayedwards10) March 16, 2014
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— J.D. Williams (@DaGrooveTheory) March 16, 2014
View from belmont and lakeshore pic.twitter.com/M8yvb7a0bW
