Police announced charges Friday for a 50-year-old Arlington Heights man who authorities say illegally entered an Arlington Heights home Thursday and engaged police in a 7½-hour standoff that prompted a soft lockdown at nearby schools and the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Alex R. Pacino will appear for a detention hearing Saturday on charges of home invasion and aggravated discharge of a firearm, class X felonies that carry non-probationable sentences ranging from six to 30 years.
About 7:33 a.m. Thursday, Arlington Heights police received a report of a burglary in progress. Homeowners told authorities a man wearing dark clothing and a hoodie had entered the residence through an open overhead garage door. The homeowners responded by locking themselves in a second-floor bedroom and calling 911.
Police arrived to the sound of gunfire. While some officers escorted the residents to safety, others observed a man, later identified as Pacino, attempting to flee through a window.
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