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Male reported armed with gun near West Van Buren, Chicago IL

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Weapons

Reported: 12/14/2025 04:56 PM

W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60644

According to the dispatch call, police responded to a report of a male armed with a gun near West Van Buren Street in Chicago. Units initially dispatched to one address relocated to a nearby location during the incident.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 12

Listen to dispatch call

02:24

Transcript:

00:00

Unison 15 CityWag, person with a gun near West Van Buren.

00:04

Call says the male and a woman out there.

00:06

The male's got a gun.

00:07

It's only in for they gave.

00:09

Near West Van Buren and the purse of the gun in 15.

00:12

Sold 12, clear.

00:18

Often, 13. Please help for them, God, please.

00:24

13. 13, what's the plate?

00:26

Frank Frank 1-1-119.

00:31

That's Frank Frank 1-1-119.

00:39

Austin 12, can I get you right on this first with a gun, near West Van Buren?

00:44

Awesome, 413 Van Buren.

00:47

Thank you.

00:50

Alston 5'1, get to all the box.

00:53

10, 4.

00:59

2522.

01:02

2522.

01:04

How are we 90?

01:06

Got to land at 18, 28 hours.

01:14

2512.

01:16

2512. 2512.

01:18

Played on the box, please.

01:20

Addie Sam 94595, Illinois.

01:25

Eddie, Sam, 94595, 104.

01:33

1612, you can you call by 3?

01:38

1512, yes, standby.

01:45

Austin 12, she's coming out.

01:48

104, thank you.

01:50

2502 and fall.

01:53

5.02, Sam.

01:56

Yes, squad for 6,600 on Fullerton, that accident, if you want to put 18, 16 hours of the time of incident, then pod 4609 W.

02:05

(name withheld).

02:08

1816 hours, pod 4609, (name withheld) has caught it.

02:12

10.4. Thank you.

02:16

Austin 12, relocating to near West Van Buren

02:23

Near West Van Buren, 10.4.

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Location mentioned:

W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60644

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