Du Quoin Police Department officers were dispatched to an incident in the 200 block of West Park Street in Du Quoin shortly before 2pm Wednesday for a report of a subject with a gun barricaded in a building.
Multiple agencies and dozens of officers responded with a heavy presence prompting Illinois State Police to ask the public to stay clear of the immediate area.
They later reported that at approximately 8:00 P.M. the subject exited the building and was taken into custody with no injuries to anyone involved.
This incident remains under investigation.