Executive Summary
- Standoff details: Police responded to a gunman report in Englewood Thursday afternoon, leading to a barricade situation.
- SWAT response: A SWAT team was deployed to the 5700 block of South May Street for approximately nine hours.
- Outcome: Officers entered the home early Friday and found the man dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
A man died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound early Friday following a nine-hour standoff with SWAT officers in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood.
Chicago police officers responded to a call reporting a person with a gun in the 5700 block of South May Street around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. According to authorities, the man barricaded himself inside a residence upon police arrival, prompting the deployment of a SWAT team to the scene.
The standoff continued into the early morning hours. SWAT officers entered the home at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Friday, where they discovered the unidentified man with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officials confirmed that no other injuries were reported during the incident. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday to confirm the official cause of death.
Investigative Outlook
The investigation is ongoing as detectives work to establish the full timeline of events leading to the barricade situation. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office will provide definitive findings regarding the manner of death following the scheduled autopsy. As is standard in incidents involving a death during a significant police operation, authorities will likely review the tactical response to ensure all departmental protocols were followed.
