On Monday evening, a man was apprehended by a SWAT team after allegedly trying to start a fire in the hallway of a residential building in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood.
The incident occurred on the 4700 block of South Lake Park Avenue. The Chicago Tribune reports that the suspect barricaded himself into an apartment following a confrontation with a neighbor who witnessed him attempting to set the fire. The Chicago Police Department responded effectively, dispatching a SWAT team and securing his custody when he vacated the apartment.
The CBS News reports that the episode began around 11:00 p.m., climaxing with the arrival of emergency responders and the SWAT unit. The identity of the man is currently undisclosed, and he has been taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
