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Shots fired from gray sedan at building on 61st StreetChicago IL

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Near W 61st St, Chicago, IL 60621

Multiple callers reported that shots were fired from a dark gray sedan at the second floor of a building near West 61st Street in Chicago. A man with a thick beard and mustache wearing a black jacket was seen firing a long rifle before fleeing eastbound in a small four-door sedan with tinted windows. No injuries were reported.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 06
05:39
Transcript:
00:00
Units in seven citywide shots fired[1] near West 61st Street, semi-automatic.
00:08
McLeod Easton on 61st Street, it was a dark gray sedan fired shots at the second floor.
00:14
We do have a second ticket coming in saying near West 61st Street, five shots fired[1] in front caller did not see the shooter.
00:22
This is on 6, stations clear.
00:25
706, Charlie, throw it over.
00:27
7.06, Charlie will join you.
00:30
7.33, cross.
00:32
33, I copy her.
00:36
17, you could do that on my boss.
00:38
No, I didn't copy that latch in it, hoop.
00:42
17.
00:44
710, 10, 10, 10, 10.
00:46
7.2, you can join me going.
00:48
2, 2, 104. 2, 104.
00:52
7.15, she'll be going.
00:54
15, okay.
00:59
What was the description of the vehicle again?
01:01
It's supposed to be a dark gray sedan.
01:03
Dark gray sedan fired shots at the second floor.
01:07
Flood eastbound on 61st Street.
01:10
It was a semi-automatic.
01:11
Five shots were heard from the second caller in front.
02:27
Thank you. For our shots fired[1] near West 61st Street, we got an update of male with a thick beard and mustache, black jacket, fired shots into the second floor of that building.
02:40
Caller is named (name withheld).
02:44
And again, they gave the description of a gray sedan that fled eastbound on 61st, dark gray sedan, eastbound on 61st Street, the male, thick beard, mustache, black jacket.
03:14
He came in his information for the police, near California Avenue.
03:20
A male caller, I have no name on him, claims that he saw two females put a gun into a newer model silver vehicle.
03:28
Complaint is not at this location.
03:30
He originally gave some other address, and that's all the information I have.
03:34
I don't have a plate or anything, so just handle accordingly.
03:42
711, do we got a call back?
03:46
711, let me see, yeah, we have one standby.
03:55
814, 814. 814.
04:00
814.
04:02
711,
04:08
we're getting voicemail on that callback.
04:12
99.
04:17
733. 735.
04:20
Which is 7.7. 7. 7. 7. 7.
04:27
733. There's a power right here that the, um,
04:30
can we check with the SDSC room if you have to catch her that vehicle?
04:34
Okay.
04:35
702 stands?
04:38
Okay.
04:40
Can you check and see if the pod caught this shooting by near West 61st Street from shots fired[1]?
04:50
I love all.
04:52
East on 61st.
04:54
I didn't see anything, any car going east.
04:57
Okay, they already checked, they didn't see anything going east.
05:01
7-06 Charlie.
05:03
Thank you.
05:04
7.06 Charlie.
05:08
I spoke with the caller to Ms.
05:11
(name withheld), a couple of houses down, it was a ring camera.
05:14
She said didn't catch her, but since she eyewitness,
05:17
the mill standing outside and front was what appeared to be a long rifle, not a handgun,
05:23
hop into a smaller four-door sedan, which had an eastbound, possibly with tinted windows, and that's all the information she has.
05:32
He was armed with a long rifle, hopped into a small four-door sedan, went eastbound and it had tinted windows.
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[1]
shots fired: Gunshots heard or reported.

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Near W 61st St, Chicago, IL 60621

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