One person hospitalized as ‘gun-wielding’ woman taken into custody after sparking Chicago’s Trump Tower lockdown: SWAT teams respond to ‘domestic incident’ on 27th floor
- SWAT agents were summoned to Trump Tower in Chicago on Wednesday
- A woman with guns entered the building in a ‘domestic incident’
- No injuries were reported. One person has been taken to hospital for examination
SWAT agents responded to the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago Wednesday morning after a woman reportedly walked into the downtown skyscraper armed.
The police told the Chicago Sun Times that the woman entered the building at 401 N “brandishing a gun” around 11:25 a.m.
Radio traffic controllers were called to the 27th floor of the building. The “presumably domestic” incident was not directly related to any terrorist threat.
Some outlets indicate that police communications said the woman had said she was “tired of being abused by her husband.”
Police were not immediately available for comment Wednesday afternoon, but said there is “no threat to the public” and the incident appears to be “isolated.”
Just after 1 p.m. east, police confirmed that the incident had ended and no injuries had been reported. An unknown person has been taken to hospital for examination.
SWAT agents responded to the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago Wednesday morning after an armed woman walked into the establishment
Police sources told the Chicago Sun Times the situation was “domestic related” and occurred on the 26th floor
That’s what the Chicago police said NBC5 there was a ‘call of service’ in the building.
According to Total Traffic, Wabash Avenue was closed in both directions between Wacker Drive and Hubbard Street due to the incident.
In an interview with WBBM, a resident described the chaos in the building.
“I was just doing some housework and some cooking and I decided to get some air,” said the man who identified himself as Steve.
“I came to the lobby and was quickly ushered out of the lobby, out of the building and told not to come back until it was clear,” the man said.
“I asked several times what was going on and they wouldn’t acknowledge it,” he continued.
Residents were reportedly barred from entering the building for hours.
FOX 3 Chicago shared video of the heavy police presence outside the building, including clips of several officers patrolling the scene.
The Trump Tower and Hotel is home to a mix of apartments and hotel rooms.
Police are on scene at Trump Tower in Chicago on Wednesday afternoon
Police closed down Wabash Avenue in both directions while they investigated the threat
In a statement on Twitter, the police said they are still investigating.
“SWAT officers are on the scene in the 400 block of N. Wabash for a domestic incident,” police said.
“At this time, we believe this is an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public. Media staging is in Grand/Wabash,” it read.
“Updates will be provided when available,” the statement concluded.