Person detained at Target after threatening security guard, Chicago IL
At Target store near State St and Madison St, a male suspect threatened to shoot a security guard with a handgun and threw items at him. Target security detained the suspect in a holding room. No weapon was found on the suspect, and initial reports about the threat were clarified as a misinterpretation.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 04
03:30
Transcript:
00:00
Here's the one in citywide, a person with a gun at Target State in Madison.
00:04
On South State Street, male (name withheld) threatened to shoot the security guard with a 357 magnum. They didn't give me a description at someone some form.
00:16
(number withheld), you could show me going.
00:21
(number withheld), have me going in that direction?
00:25
(number withheld), fill the box.
00:32
1543, give a district guard. The center-long-out scene, it's just going to be paper.
00:36
Give me complete, that's your guard.
00:39
20 to 23, 24 you guys can the district guard. Headstand 45 is got it under control.
00:52
Two-four-99.
00:56
What else was who, Sam? Do we know if the guy left the target or is he's still inside?
01:02
Ticket reads, no (name withheld) threatened to shoot the security with the 357 Magnum and threw some stuff at him, unknown of weapons found, unknown of drinking is what the ticket says. They don't know the clothing either, apparently.
01:25
(number withheld) when that unit gets a chance, a nice,
01:29
a quick flash on that better than what we got. Thank you so much.
01:43
Yes, what? Just with that Target job, just an FYI, Target security has the mail detain in the holding room.
01:52
They are not sure if he has a weapon on him, but he's detained, so you don't need all those cars brushing over there, trying to getting hurt.
02:00
All right, apparently, security has them detained at Target, that's what I'm hearing.
02:10
That's if I went (number withheld).
02:15
I'm sorry.
02:21
24.
02:25
(number withheld)? Yes, ma'am.
02:27
So I spoke with the caller in Utah was a misinterpretation. There's no person or anything.
02:37
Okay, so they're not holding a person with security.
02:43
Negative, they do have one and another.
02:45
They have one, but there's no gun, right?
02:51
Correct.
02:57
Okay, then I don't need all these cards coming, right? I got eight cards coming for good and it's not there. So you guys, is that a slowdown, somebody?
03:08
Yes, ma'am.
03:13
(number withheld), yeah, you can give a full down with a response.
03:17
All right, any citywide units are responding to the person of the gun at Target 1 South Stage 3, the total disregard, no gun on scene, and he is being detained with security for (number withheld). You can take a slowdown in one zone 4.
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Location mentioned:
Near S State St, Chicago, IL 60603
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