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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Sun-Times Wire

SWAT officers respond to rifle-wielding woman at Trump Tower: sources

Chicago police officers respond to a call of a person with a rifle at the Trump International Hotel and Tower, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

SWAT officers responded to the Trump International Hotel and Tower Wednesday morning after an armed woman walked into the downtown skyscraper during an apparent domestic-related incident, sources said.

About 11:25 a.m., the woman was brandishing a rifle when she entered the building at 401 N. Wabash Ave., according to two law enforcement sources. The incident was thought to be domestic in nature and wasn’t immediately linked to terrorism.

Pedestrians walk near the Trump International Hotel and Tower as Chicago police officers respond to a call of a person with a gun inside the skyscraper, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Police radio traffic shows officers were called to an apartment on the 27th floor, where the woman went after saying “she was tired of being abused by her husband.”

A Chicago police spokesperson said there was no threat to the public but wouldn’t provide additional information.

This is a developing story, check back for details.

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