Firearm found hidden in garbage at Cumberland Blue Line, Chicago IL
WeaponsA CTA employee found a firearm hidden under a tile in a garbage can near the mezzanine area of the Cumberland Blue Line station in Chicago after reporting hearing gunshots. Police responded but found no suspects or witnesses who heard the shots.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 01
02:14
Transcript:
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Unison 16 CityWagon and Chicago shots fired[1] at near Cumberland Blue Line.
00:04
Got CTA employee in place who heard two shots and saw a gun in the garbage can.
00:09
CTA employee covered it with a tile near Cumberland Mezzanine area. Zone 1 is clear.
00:17
14, 104.
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31, all right.
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Okay.
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31, 10, 14.
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16 13, I'm going to ride on a hot fire.
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13, 2.
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3.3, clear me for much.
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School check and show me and Rob.
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2.
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1621. Can you throw it on the bike? 104.
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16-0-2, Sam.
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16-0-2, Sam.
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1602, Sam.
00:58
Where are they saying they have a weapon at?
01:02
5,800 of Cumblin at the blue line.
01:07
Yeah, where specifically did they say?
01:13
She found it in the garbage can.
01:15
And what the address she gave was 5A 0Cumblin, Mezzanine area, garbage can.
01:19
CTA covered up with the tile.
01:25
Okay, looking now.
01:32
1604, just you know, Scott, there's nobody coming down running.
01:35
I just thought there are a couple of citizens that didn't hear anything.
01:38
But we're going to head up.
01:40
Ten point.
01:45
Do you know too Sam? You might want to do a callback.
01:48
There's nothing going on.
01:50
Nobody's running.
01:52
Nobody's doing anything.
01:54
Okay, so this came from CTAs.
01:55
We'll try to give them a call back.
01:56
But if I can go on the mezzanine area, maybe look for an employee.
01:59
She said she covered the firearm up with a tile.
02:02
So let's be going to the mezzanine area and find an employee.
02:09
614. I just spoke to the janitor, she didn't hear anything.
02:13
So I get slowed down for now.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
shots fired: Gunshots heard or reported.
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Location mentioned:
Cumberland Blue Line Station, Chicago, IL 60631
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