A Springfield Police commander mentioned a person in the 700 block of South English fired in the course of a police officer shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday.
There have been additionally reviews, mentioned SPD Commander Sara Pickford, {that a} police rescue automobile, or Bearcat, was additionally fired upon by the identical man. It was not clear what number of photographs had been fired.
Police known as it a “standoff” situation.
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Pickford mentioned the preliminary name got here into SPD as a person le with a firearm.
No accidents have been reported, Pickford mentioned, and the person has been in contact with household.
“We have been speaking with the members of the family who’ve been speaking with him,” Pickford mentioned. She was unaware of any police historical past with the person and didn’t launch his identify.
Illinois State Police, together with Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputies and a Leland Grove police officer had developed a fringe across the space.
Pickford mentioned police had been asking individuals to keep away from the realm and keep indoors. She didn’t suppose anybody else was in the residence, however “we do not know for positive.”
SPD’s disaster response group was on the scene, Pickford mentioned.
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Contact Steven Spearie: (217) 622-1788, [email protected], twitter.com/@StevenSpearie.
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