Standoff ends peacefully; suspect in custody

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Police confirm a man is now in custody and is being taken to a hospital for a human health evaluation after an 8 and a half hour long standoff.

According to police, officers were called to the area between Wood and Main Street for a notice of evection.

Police arrived on the scene around 9:07 a.m. and found a 58-year-old male resident still inside the property residence.

WAND spoke with Sgt. Flannery of the Macon County Sheriff's Office who said the resident pulled a gun on the officers before relocating to another room in the house.

Police had shut down West Main Street from Route 48 to Dennis, a three block radius due to the incident.

The roads have since been reopened.

WAND will continue to update this story as soon as more information becomes available.