Residents of Joliet, Illinois, were placed under a shelter-in-place order Wednesday morning due to an "active incident," but the directive was lifted relatively shortly after it was issued. According to a post by the Joliet Police Department and reported by NBC Chicago, the situation began at about 9:00 a.m. with an investigation in the 5500 block of Meadowbrook Street. The area is positioned on the far west side of the city.
The alert, which momentarily constrained residents to remain indoors, was announced as part of measures to ensure public safety. Police issued an alert for residents to shelter in place at about 9:00 a.m. The order stretched far enough to include nearby schools, which had been notified of the situation as well, according to NBC Chicago.
A bit over an hour after the first alert, at 10:20 a.m., the Joliet police provided an update, announcing that the situation had been "safely resolved" and that residents could go back to their normal activities as the shelter-in-place was rescinded. Further details will be forthcoming, the police said.
The specifics of the incident were not disclosed, leaving room for speculation as to what had transpired, with police only confirming that an active investigation remained ongoing, according to a report by ABC7 Chicago.
