Update 10:58 a.m. Feb. 7: DeKalb Police Lt. Jason Leverton confirmed that the police responded to an incident at 10:45 p.m. Feb. 6. 

Leverton said there was a report of a domestic argument. He said a man retrieved a rifle during the argument. Leverton said neighbors reported hearing a possible gunshot. When police arrived, the man had died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Leverton said the rifles and shields used by DeKalb police were precautionary.

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Police have confirmed the scene is secure at Gideon Court Apartments, 1325 W. Lincoln Highway, where an incident took place late Wednesday.

At about 10:56 p.m., the Northern Star received a tip that there was heavy police traffic headed west on Lincoln Highway. Upon arrival at the scene, editors encountered a police motorcade around Building A of the Gideon Court apartment complex. Some officers on scene were carrying ballistic shields and rifles.

Shortly after 11:20 p.m., officers on scene confirmed the scene was secure and there was no threat to the public.

Northern Star editors and a reporter left the scene near midnight after seeing final active police vehicles leaving the area.

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