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Man shot in face after infiltrating Chicago SWAT training exercise
The unidentified suspect was told to put down the weapon and ignored commands so was shot in the face by one of the law enforcement officers involved.
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Chicago man is shot in the face after breaking into SWAT team training exercise and grabbing two guns from table
By Jennifer Smith, Chief Reporter For Dailymail.Com 13:30 EDT 26 Sep 2022 , updated 16:28 EDT 26 Sep 2022
The unidentified suspect was shot in the face on Monday afternoon
He had gone to the Homan Square evidence collection center to pick up personal property
Instead, he scaled a fire escape and entered the building on a fifth floor
The SWAT team's guns contained rubber pellets instead of live rounds
The suspect, unaware of this, grabbed two of the guns from a table
A Chicago man is in critical condition in the hospital after being shot in the face after infiltrating a SWAT team training exercise.
The unnamed man was picking up personal property from the evidence collection center at Homan Square in Chicago.
He scaled a fire escape five floors and entered the building, interrupting a training exercise for the city's SWAT team.
They had placed their weapons on a table. Unbeknownst to the suspect, the guns did not contain live rounds - instead, they had been switched out for rubber pellets.
There is a large police presence at the evidence holding center in Homan Square, Chicago
There is a large police presence at the evidence holding center in Homan Square, Chicago
Dozens of officers are now at the scene. It's unclear if they have a suspect in custody
Dozens of officers are now at the scene. It's unclear if they have a suspect in custody
He grabbed two of the weapons and pointed them at officers, who shot him in the face with live rounds in retaliation.
The man is now in the hospital recovering from non-life-threatening injuries.
The man involved has a 'lengthy' criminal history of arrests, according to Chicago Police Chief David Brown.
It's unclear whether the officers involved in the SWAT training knew that the guns contained live rounds or rubber pellets.
The incident is now under investigation.
At a briefing on Monday afternoon, Chief Brown said one officer suffered a twisted ankle in the chaos, but that no one else was injured.
Police were called to the Homan Square evidence holding center at around 12pm local time. It's unclear if all of those injured are law enforcement officers. The extent of their injuries is also unclear.
Police were called to the Homan Square evidence holding center at around 12pm local time. It's unclear if all of those injured are law enforcement officers. The extent of their injuries is also unclear