A man wanted in connection with a Chicago homicide was taken into custody Tuesday night in Lake Barrington, authorities said, following a large-scale police search and after the suspect was barricaded inside a building in an industrial area of the village.
Lake County police said officers located the man near an industrial zone and ordered him to stop. The man ran into an occupied building, which was then evacuated by police, and barricaded himself inside an office.
Officers surrounded the building, negotiators came in and spoke with him, and the man surrendered peacefully around 8 p.m., police said.
"The building is surrounded and there is no longer a concern for the residents living in the area," police wrote in an update just before 8 p.m.
An earlier search effort led to numerous street closures, with the Lake County Sheriff's office asking people to avoid the intersection of Route 14 and Pepper Road, along with the area of Pepper Road north of Route 14 to Kelsey Road.
According to the sheriff's office, "multiple law enforcement" were "searching for a possible armed subject wanted in connection with a Chicago homicide."
The suspect fled from a business in the area of Route 14 and Pepper Road, police said.
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Authorities warned residents the man - a 38-year-old standing around 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighing about 165 pounds -- is "reportedly armed and dangerous."
According to officials, all Barrington District 220 schools were placed in "Secure the Building & Teach" mode Tuesday afternoon, meaning a police presence outside the building necessitated that everyone inside the school remain inside, with outside access prohibited.
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All students and staff at District 220 schools are safe and instruction continued as normal.
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