ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. — A standoff between police and a man who barricaded himself in his East St. Louis home after fleeing police at a separate scene has ended after several hours.
Captain Bruce Fleshren with the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department said police were called to Trendley Avenue at about 7:30 Thursday night for a report of shots fired. He said the suspect drove away from the scene and locked himself inside his home a few miles away.
At 9:30 p.m., Fleshren said the man was still inside the house on the 3500 block of Piggott Avenue with two other people. He said the man was not cooperating with the police.
Early Friday morning, Fleshren and Illinois State Police confirmed the man and two children were safely removed from the home. The man was taken into custody and no injuries were reported.