A heavy police presence was reported Thursday afternoon outside a hotel in suburban Wheeling, with multiple police cars from neighboring areas seen in the parking lot and officers spotted walking with long guns and shields.

The police presence was captured by NBC Chicago photographer George Mycyk about 12 p.m., in the parking lot of the MainStay Suites Northbrook Wheeling, located at 8000 Capitol Dr.

Vehicles from at least seven nearby suburban police departments were on scene, photos showed, including Buffalo Grove, Palatine, Riverwoods, Mount Prospect, Prospect Heights, Arlington Heights and Wheeling, as well as a Wheeling police forensic unit.

Police cars could also be seen in front of National Louis University's Wheeling campus, located within a .01 mile radius.

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