A weapon was discovered after a SWAT situation ended Friday night on a boat in the Near South Side in the Museum Campus neighborhood, Chicago police reported.

Officers responded about 8:50 p.m. to a call of a disturbance in the 500 block of East Waldron Drive. A witness at the scene told police a 49-year-old man on the boat appeared to need help. Officers made contact with the man who refused help and retreated back into the vessel, police said.

Officers summoned SWAT the scene where the man was taken into custody. The man was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for evaluation.

Further investigation reveal the man had fired at weapon and a weapon was found at the scene. Originally Published: August 16, 2025 at 7:49 AM CDT

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