SWAT officers surround Chicago West Side home during hours-long police investigation
With a Bachelor’s degree in Education and Journalism from Loyola University Chicago, Lisa Nguyen has dedicated her career to covering educational issues in the city. She has worked for WBEZ, focusing on local initiatives and reforms affecting Chicago schools.
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Chicago police and SWAT officers spent several hours in the South Austin neighborhood on the city's West Side Wednesday investigating an incident that reportedly involved two suspects entering a home.SWAT situation on West Side Around 11:30 a.m., a massive police presence gathered near the 5200 block of W. Race Ave., prompting the Chicago Police Department to restrict access to several area streets. SWAT officers in tactical gear were seen throughout the area, with a command center established on Laramie Avenue. CPD has not yet released details about what led to the police response, but earlier in the day, witnesses say they saw officers pursuing a vehicle with several people inside. Preliminary information suggests at least two suspects were taken into custody, while two others may have fled into a nearby home. Chicago police have not confirmed those details."This afternoon when I was getting off the Laramie bus, we saw police — it was like they were chasing a car. It was coming down