Three men received weapons-related charges following a Wednesday morning stand-off with Blue Island police, officials said.
Jonathan Rodriguez, 29, of the 12700 block of Western Ave., was charged Thursday with felony aggravated discharge of a firearm from an alleged incident in October 2016 in Blue Island, police said.
Timothy Akins, 31, and Michael Dowd, 27, both of the 2200 block of 119th Place, were charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, police said. Police said Dowd and Akins are alleged Satan Disciple gang members with “extensive felony background.” In 2014, Dowd was convicted of felony reckless discharge of a firearm and served one year in prison, Illinois Department of Corrections records show.
About 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, a man drove in the alley behind a building in the 2200 block of 119th Place and attempted to maneuver around a parked car when a man brandishing a shotgun warned him not to hit the vehicle, police said.
The driver left the alley and drove to the front of the building to find an address he could provide to police.
When another man with a handgun exited a parked car and entered the residence, the driver fled and called police, Blue Island police said.
The South Suburban Emergency Response team was deployed to the scene, and SWAT teams surrounded the home, police said.
When police arrived on scene, the offenders first refused to come out before three exited the home and were taken into custody while others refused to leave, police said.
Officers wearing army fatigues and carrying assault rifles strode outside the home and down the narrow streets and alleys cordoned off with yellow caution tape, and hovered near black, military-style armored cars.
Snipers were seen wearing ghillie suits, a thick mossy mesh material draped over the body for camouflage.
Law enforcement entered the home after a search warrant was obtained, and the others were taken into custody without incident, police said. A total of seven people were taken into custody but only the three men were charged.
Police said they found three handguns and drugs at the home.
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