21 Aug 2024 | 01:52 AM UTC
US: Authorities responding to barricaded suspect at restaurant on 2325 West Madison Street, Chicago, Ill., as of the evening of Aug. 20.
Police operation ongoing around restaurant on 2325 West Madison Street in Chicago, Ill., US, the evening of Aug. 20. Disruptions likely.
A police operation is ongoing in response to a barricaded suspect inside the Seafood Junction restaurant on 2325 West Madison Street in the Near West Side area of Chicago, Illinois, as of the evening of Aug. 20. The suspect is an inmate who escaped from the DeSoto County Courthouse in Mississippi June 14.
Heightened security and localized business and transport disruptions are likely over the coming hours as police work to secure the scene and apprehend the suspect.
Plan for localized business and transport disruptions. Adhere to all instructions issued by local officials.