8+ hour #police #standoff in West #HumboldtPark #Chicago.

On a rooftop, old man w/ a gun, #flamethrower & #nazi flag. Loud siren, music, racist recordings.

Neighbors said he'd done this often, fired before. Locals wrote letters to the mayor & gov about him (said to be a squatter). Officials unable to enter, called police.

ChicagoPD said #gunman was dead when SWAT finally made entry.

https://nitter.1d4.us/colinbphoto/status/1664721779523305472
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/06/02/man-with-swastika-flag-flamethrower-prompts-swat-team-response-in-west-humboldt-park/
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/swat-responds-to-man-on-rooftop-of-humboldt-park-building/
https://nitter.1d4.us/TomAhernCPD/status/1664883896415076352

An 8+ hour #police #standoff in West #HumboldtPark #Chicago.

On a rooftop, old man w/ a gun, #flamethrower & #nazi flag. Blared siren, music, racist recordings.

Neighbors said he'd done this often, fired before. Locals wrote letters to the mayor & gov about him (said to be a squatter). Officials unable to enter, called police.

ChicagoPD said #gunman was found dead when SWAT finally made entry.

https://nitter.1d4.us/colinbphoto/status/1664721779523305472
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/06/02/man-with-swastika-flag-flamethrower-prompts-swat-team-response-in-west-humboldt-park/
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/swat-responds-to-man-on-rooftop-of-humboldt-park-building/
https://nitter.1d4.us/TomAhernCPD/status/1664883896415076352

This sculpture in Humboldt Park caught my eye today. Want to come back for more photos here. (And a little birding too 😘)

#sculpture #art #urbanArt #Chicago #HumboldtPark #artInspiration #naturePhotography