A SWAT team took a suspect into custody following an hours-long standoff after he attacked his mother with a metal pipe inside a senior living facility in Gurnee Saturday evening.
The Gurnee Police Department responded around 6 p.m. Saturday to Thomas Place Gurnee, 401 North Hunt Club Road in Gurnee, for a report of a domestic disturbance.
Gurnee Police Department Public Information Officer Shawn Gaylor said officers arrived and found a 68-year-old woman who had suffered a head injury.
Officers learned the woman had been injured after her son struck her with a metal pipe.
The victim was transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville for treatment and is expected to recover.
Gaylor said the suspect, identified as Maurice L. Freeman, 45, of Gurnee, remained inside the apartment following the incident.
Officers established a secure perimeter and worked to resolve the situation.
Multiple attempts were made to have Freeman exit voluntarily, including verbal commands and canine announcements, Gaylor said.
Freeman also had an active warrant for failing to appear in court and he has a prior history involving violence, which prompted a request for the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (NIPAS) to respond.
Nearby residents were temporarily evacuated from the floor as a precaution while officers continued negotiations and awaited additional resources, Gaylor said.
The NIPAS Emergency Services Team (EST) ultimately entered the apartment and took Freeman into custody without further incident.
Gurnee paramedics transported him to Advocate Condell Medical Center for a medical evaluation around 10:30 p.m.
Freeman has not been charged yet, but officers are preparing an arrest warrant for aggravated domestic battery charges.
“The coordinated response from officers and partnering agencies contributed to resolving this situation safely and efficiently,” Gurnee Deputy Police Chief Jeremy Gaughan said.
“We appreciate that no additional injuries occurred and that everyone involved remained safe,” Gaughan said.
The Gurnee Police Department said the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Libertyville Police Department, Lindenhurst Police Department, North Chicago Police Department, Round Lake Beach Police Department, Round Lake Park Police Department and Round Lake Police Department assisted.