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Person with gun taken into custody in ChicagoChicago IL

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W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60639

According to the dispatch call, a man with a gun was reported near West North Avenue in Chicago. Police searched for a suspect described as wearing a blue jacket and eventually took him into custody. The incident involved a facility with residents with intellectual disabilities, where some people hid during the event.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 12
Listen to dispatch call
05:50
Transcript:
00:00
2532 this individual is walking northbound on Leclaire from north avenue all right northbound leclair from north avenue
00:09
2502 Sam,
00:10
let me know a better description.
00:12
Does he have like a peel jacket? Are we looking for somebody?
00:16
Blue jacket, dreads?
00:18
All right, blue jacket.
00:20
I don't know about the dreads, but the blue jacket is now at Concord and LeClair walking northbound on the east side of the street.
00:27
All right, Concord and LeClair northbound east side of the street.
00:33
Ginger, Ryan.
00:36
That blue jacket, blue jeans with tan boots.
00:40
Blue jacket, blue jeans with tan boots.
00:46
What if he wanted for?
00:50
This is the call from the person with the gun from this near West North Avenue.
00:59
Five, six through days, there, Chris.
01:04
Good, too, Dave.
01:05
Go ahead.
01:07
I can see the ID for 2014.
01:10
That's going to be John John, (number withheld).
01:19
Event is 05349, 05349.
01:22
Any units don't declare, do someone still have an eye on this subject, or is he stopped?
01:32
All right, we're still looking for this guy on Leclair or does someone have this subject stock?
01:41
2532. Just to let the guys know on that Concord and Laramie in case he comes running westbound.
01:47
All right, 32 is at Concord and Laramie in case the guy runs westbound.
01:53
All right, O2 Sam, any other updates that you can see?
02:01
I'll just say I'm negative at this time.
02:05
All right, then no one has the subject stopped.
02:08
Anyone have sight of this individual?
02:13
2534, the individual that was on walking north on Leclair, went through near Leclair, and they were checked and they're clear.
02:24
All right, ten four.
02:31
25.25.
02:35
He's double.
02:38
You go one, Paul.
02:40
Can you put us going to 25 to swap out cameras?
02:44
Okay, town four.
02:51
15, 20. 20.
02:52
20.
02:59
All right, Austin 13.
03:01
20.
03:03
15, 13.
03:05
Right along with 2.4.
03:07
It's a wellness check.
03:08
11 North on Pine, 11 North on Pine, Department 2W.
03:12
The searcher worker from the school is calling because there's a 12-year-olds at school.
03:16
The stepfather came and pushed them, I guess, and hit the child.
03:20
So they're asking a well-being check on the child, near North Pine, apartment 3W.
03:28
99th, 1399 a 99.
03:30
499. 29.
03:37
2522. 2.2.
03:43
2. Can I get my lunch over at Neurganza's fortune, please?
03:48
10.4.
03:54
It's something you want to second lunch? After lunch, I'll get to it after.
03:57
This is what?
03:58
No, I have an opinion I saw just occurred.
04:01
About to go over the time.
04:04
All right.
04:10
All right.
04:22
All right, 1533 and other units.
04:25
We got a second call from over here at Ohana, it's near West North Avenue.
04:30
Social workers called and said, got a call at another building at this location.
04:36
The client's child father is there with a gun or anything to shoot the staff.
04:41
This facility has intellectual disability and people are hiding in the basement.
04:58
156.3-8. 638.
05:01
638.
05:04
I'm going to get a street south-five-six-2, North Carolina.
05:07
All right, 10-4[1].
05:12
2532.
05:14
Everybody, three, two?
05:16
Second, I don't know, it's all just occurred, 59, 60 Weston, Graham.
05:20
Call her reporting the customer threatened her, left the store and called back to let her know he was, he was, he was, he was smash her car window.
05:34
Before.
05:45
Austin, 6-3-day.
05:47
Sheldup, one in custody.
05:49
Can we get a chance with me?
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).

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Location mentioned:
W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
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Incident Timeline

  1. Second Call: Threats and People Hiding
  2. Search and Area Checks
  3. Suspect Description and Movement
  4. Open Door Found at Nearby Address
  5. Suspect Seen Pacing and Looking for Someone
  6. Initial Report of Armed Individual

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