Skokie, Illinois experienced a brief lockdown on Monday morning after a report of a man brandishing a firearm near Hull Street and Niles Avenue. Local authorities, including Skokie police, responded to the incident and advised the Skokie Public Library, Oakton College, schools, businesses, and nearby residents to shelter in place as a precautionary measure.
Police arrived at the scene around 10:56 a.m. and conducted a search of the area. Sergeant Brandi Shelton stated that the shelter-in-place advisory was a precaution to ensure officer safety during the investigation. No arrests were made at the time of reporting.
The lockdown impacted several institutions, including:
Skokie police advised the Skokie Public Library, Oakton College, schools, businesses and residents near downtown Skokie to shelter in place Monday morning after a man was reported waving a firearm near the area of Hull Street and Niles Avenue, according to Skokie police.
Police officers arrived at the 4900 block of Hull Street around 10:56 a.m., according to Sergeant Brandi Shelton, to search the area. The shelter-in-place advisory was issued out of caution, she said, for officers to safely investigate the incident. Shelton said no one is in custody following the situation.
Jane Hanna, the Communications and Multimedia Engagement Manager for the Skokie Public Library, said the lockdown order was in effect for half an hour. Ewa Lyczewska, Oakton College’s communications manager, said Oakton leadership monitored the situation and remained in communication with local authorities. Students in the Early Childhood Education Center remained safely indoors throughout the incident, she said in an email to Pioneer Press.
Lincoln Middle School is adjacent to the block where police responded, but representatives of Skokie-Morton Grove School District 69 did not respond to a request for comment.
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