Fireworks mistaken for gunshots near Chicago forest preserve, Chicago IL
Disorderly ConductMultiple calls reported shots fired near Lowell and surrounding Forest Preserve areas including Bryn Mawr, Peterson, and Kildare. Responders investigated but determined the sounds were fireworks set off in the Forest Preserve, not actual gunfire. Nearby locations include LaBagh Woods and Gompers Park.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 01
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Transcript:
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712 coded this. It was coming from the area a little bit earlier. This shots fired. I see you're kind of unseen.
00:08
You want to check it out for us?
00:10
This one is near Lowell. Six shots were heard, but it's right by the Forest Preserve where the other calls came in.
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Yeah,
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I know. I'm here.
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I'm looking around.
00:26
All right, and then, uh,
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we had a ticket for an accident, though.
00:35
All right, we're also getting a call for, well, I guess it's, I see what you're saying. I guess for near Peterson, someone shooting fireworks in the area.
00:44
We also have shots fired coming from Avers and Rosemont, intermittent three to five gunshots from the west,
00:52
disturbance, plastician foster,
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explosion at Rogers and Kenneth.
00:57
There's a big explosion, caller said it might be pretty close at location.
01:03
These are all duped into the most recent calls for shots fired for near Lowell. And 7-Eleven, since you're up there on the north end of that part, can you look around as well?
01:18
All right there's well.
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723.
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7-2-3. A suspicious person, near North Avers.
01:33
Frank said two males just try to break into his car, they're currently in the gangway.
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Both males are tall, they're wearing black masks, black clothing.
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Complaining is waiting by his red Hyundai Sonata.
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7-4.
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622. 622.
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622. 622.
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Can you do put the ambulance 47, please,
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and give us 30 at the station.
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10 4, enjoy.
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Thank you.
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This is person.
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Your command.
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This is God.
02:20
All right, so our newest fireworks call, shot fire call is near Bryn Mawr. Anonymous says there's kids using fireworks on the side near the trail of that location.
02:33
A couple more calls. We got near Lull again, shots fired.
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And now I got near Kildare.
02:44
Penny said she heard 10 gun shots fired, didn't see anything, possibly came from near the Forest Preserve, Gompers Park.
02:57
6.3?
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6.6.3.
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Look, can you get one more G-H-FAR?
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Uh,
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6322. 3-2, I copy.
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All right, 70-04 on Foster, 7-004 Foster.
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9-9.
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1724. 1724.
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Sounds before.
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You're all I got,
03:36
it's probably the closest, PI crash 56, I'm sorry, Jersey and Olive, Olive in Jersey.
03:43
Colleen says there's a crash with possible injuries, with driver hit multiple parts cars, fires.
03:49
I don't know if fires really, I'll look.
03:55
All right, I think this one.
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1-3-2 shows.
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Okay,
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4. All right, now we're getting a call. Near North Lowell, shots fired. This was going to be details to follow.
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Caller heard approximately 20 shots.
04:19
They were sounded at a distance, multiple types of guns, shotgun, pistol.
04:28
Oh, that's it. 1731.
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731.
04:33
Yeah, it's in the Forest Preserve, north of Boston, south of Greenmire somewhere.
04:39
Unless you walk in there, we're not going to see it. But it's definitely fireworks.
04:46
All right, definitely fireworks.
04:49
Again, for any of those calls, there were around, like, LaBal Woods.
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Bohemian National,
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Brinmar, south of Brinmar, to Peterson,
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to Pulaski, it's definitely fireworks, but they're in the Forest Preserve somewhere,
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and it can't be found.
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Location mentioned:
LaBagh Woods, West Foster Avenue, N Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60630
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