1 in custody following SWAT incident in Bucktown

CHICAGO - One person was taken into custody following a SWAT incident Thursday night in Bucktown on the North Side.

About 8:10 p.m., a 34-year-old man barricaded the entrance to his apartment in the 1700 block of North Paulina Street and threatened to kill himself with a knife, Chicago police said.

A 33-year-old neighbor attempted to grab the knife and cut his hand, according to police.

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SWAT entered the apartment and took the 34-year-old into custody without further incident, police said.

He was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.