Crime & Safety
Man Hanging From Trump Tower For 13 Hours Pulled To Safety
Police said the man was threatening suicide while suspended from the 16th floor of the residential building and hotel.
CHICAGO, IL — A man was taken into custody early Monday after police say he hung from the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago for more than 13 hours. Just before 5:30 p.m. Sunday, police said officers, SWAT units and the Chicago fire department responded to the tower at 401 N. Wabash Ave. for a report of a man suspended from the 16th floor threatening suicide.
After hours of negotiations, the man was pulled to safety and the incident was resolved peacefully, police spokesman Tom Ahern said. No injuries were reported.
UPDATE: Situation resolved peacefully by Negotiators. Suspect in custody. No injuries.
— Tom Ahern (@TomAhernCPD) October 19, 2020
The incident closed Wacker Drive between Michigan and State and forced the CTA to reroute multiple buses. As of just before 8 a.m., the CTA said service had returned to normal.
Find out what's happening in Chicagofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
[Normal Service*] The temp. reroute of Southbound 134 Stockton/LaSalle Express, 135 Clarendon/LaSalle Express and 136 Sheridan/LaSalle Express buses near Wacker/Wabash has ended.
— cta (@cta) October 19, 2020
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