Knife-Wielding Suspect Prompts Shutdown Of Dirksen Building: Report

CHICAGO, IL — A report of a man armed with a knife and threatening to hurt himself put the Everett McKinley Dirksen Federal Courthouse Building in the Loop under lockdown late Tuesday morning, according to reports.

The U.S. Marshals Service told the Chicago Sun-Times that a man with a knife was inside the building, but there was no danger to the public. Officials sent out a notice before 11 a.m., and advised the public to avoid the building at 219 S. Dearborn St.

Members of the FBI and the Chicago Police Department also responded to the incident.

Additional information about the incident was not immediately available.

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