Man detained with firearm in alley near Armitage and Sheffield, Chicago IL
WeaponsPolice detained a man in an alley near Armitage and Sheffield after anonymous callers reported two males, one armed with a gun. A firearm was found on the ground nearby and recovered by police. Other reports indicated a gun was thrown on a sidewalk near Bissell.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 04
05:11
Transcript:
00:00
All right, we got any units with a person with a gun, Armitage in Sheffield, Sheffield and Armitage.
00:04
Anonymous caller says two males in the alley with guns, only one person with a gun in the alley, male white, long curly hair, black sweatshirt and jeans.
00:18
That's the second call, right?
00:22
The first one was in 19, so we don't know if it's the same offender, but it kind of sounds like it.
00:32
You got any tac units on the ride?
00:37
1863 Charlie.
00:39
1863 Charlie, that you're rolling.
00:45
Anybody else rolling with 6.3 Charlie?
00:48
All right, any other units rolling 6-3 with 6-3 with 6-3 Charlie? First one to go in Armitage in Sheffield.
01:02
And then coming over for Zone 2, 6-2 David is also notified to Paul University for student safety.
01:13
1811, 3Blin.
01:16
1811, 104, we got you alone, 863 Charlie.
01:24
Both calls anonymous.
01:30
This ticket for Armitage and Sheffield is anonymous, we're double checking with the 1 in 19.
01:41
Yeah, the 1 in 19 has a collar, Lily.
01:44
See,
01:49
Charlie can get a description?
01:53
So for the ticket, you had a male white, long, curly hair, black sweatshirt, and jeans.
02:03
And then for the other ticket that they had over in 19, they said a black jacket, possibly khaki pants, male white curly hair.
02:10
1863 Charlie?
02:14
1863 Charlie?
02:17
We have one detained in the alley of Wisconsin and Fremont.
02:23
All right, we got you 1 to 10.
02:24
Counts time is 1938.
02:27
And then 6.3 Charlie, you said you're on Fremont and where?
02:31
Wisconsin.
02:33
All right, 10 4, we got you.
02:40
Man, 1863, Charlie, just to confirm your address here, because we show you up on Hallston and Division.
02:51
6.3, Charlie?
02:55
6.3, Charles.
02:57
Hey, we show you off on Hallstead and Division.
02:59
Where exactly are you in the alley? Because you're kind of hard to, you're coming in low.
03:05
I'll give you a better address right now, give us a second.
03:08
That fire card just passed us.
03:13
1811, where are you at?
03:17
All right, Armagnet.
03:18
Left armetage.
03:20
All right, we're getting Armitage and where?
03:27
912 bused armistage, that alley.
03:30
All right, 912 West Armitage Alley.
03:32
You guys good over there?
03:34
We're good.
03:35
Slow down.
03:36
All right, we're going to slow down.
03:38
912 West Armitage's first one of the gun, slow it down.
03:40
912 West Armitage's, slow it down.
03:44
First one to gun.
03:50
And now we're going to take an info for the police, 934 West Armitage, 934 West Armitage.
03:55
(name withheld) safety found the gun on the ground, but police arrived while he was talking on the phone.
04:01
Thank you, so he could do that for us.
04:05
All right, 1040.
04:06
And you guys are still good over there?
04:10
That's 4, Paul, we're going to be.
04:18
All I heard was 2.
04:22
1802.
04:26
1802. Citizens just called the death squad.
04:29
They said they own a hardware store near Bissell,
04:35
and they said they witnessed an offender or someone throw a pistol on the sidewalk over there.
04:41
So if you want to send the cops over there to see if that is true and try and recover it.
04:48
All right, then 10th 4.
04:49
Just confirm near Bissell.
04:53
You got it.
04:55
All right, 863 Charlie, you guys copy the person with a gun, 1811, near Bissell.
05:01
Fender possibly threw a pistol over there, 1802 said someone called it in.
05:06
1863 Charlie asked the same call.
05:09
We're here and we have a TV gun recovered.
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Location mentioned:
N Sheffield Ave & W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
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