At the scene the police arrived and cordoned off the crime scene.
The police surrounded one of the private homes in the American city of Chicago (Illinois), where a barricaded man suspected of killing three people.
According to him, the attacker, whose name was not disclosed, shot and killed on Wednesday two young women and a 50-year-old man who, presumably, were members of the same family.
After that, a lone gunman barricaded himself in one of the houses located in the heart of Fernwood.
After the building was surrounded by police and special forces officers, the man opened fire on them, forcing the law enforcement officials to start the return fire. Casualties among the guards there. Did the attacker injured, is still unknown. According to the Agency, he is still in the house.
Police blocked nearby streets and require the offender to lay down their arms and surrender.
