Illinois Man in Custody Fires Gun Inside Police Department

A man arrested for suspected theft and battery drew a gun inside the Carbondale (IL) Police Department and opened fire.

A man arrested for suspected theft and battery drew a gun inside the Carbondale (IL) Police Department and opened fire.

According to WPSD-TV, no one was struck, but police retreated from the room, where the man remained barricaded for some time.

The suspect—identified as 36-year-old Eric Brown—has been charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated unlawful use of weapons, aggravated assault, bringing contraband into a penal institution, possession of a stolen firearm, and unlawful use of weapons by a felon.

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