A gunman has been charged with firing multiple shots — endangering nearby residents — and falsely reporting he killed his mother, which led to a two-hour standoff with a SWAT team response in McHenry Friday. The McHenry Police Department responded around 4:15 p.m. Friday to the 3200 block of Hunter Path in McHenry for a report of a disturbance and possible shots fired. The McHenry Police Department, assisted by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and other police agencies, established a perimeter around the house. The McHenry Police Department requested the assistance of the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (NIPAS) Emergency Services Team (EST). Anyone with information about the investigation is asked to contact the Criminal Investigation Division of the McHenry Police Department at 815-363-2599.