Teen Fight on CTA Bus Near 71st and Bennett Recovering Weapons, Chicago IL


A fight involving about 16 teenagers broke out on a northbound CTA bus near 71st St and Bennett Ave in Chicago. Police responded to a battery in progress. Several people were detained and four weapons were recovered from the scene.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 07
03:49
Transcript:
00:00
I already got a street stop.
00:04
70 dollars and finish.
00:07
I already over there fighting, because I got a battery in progress[1] and hit the board.
00:11
All right, I got the street stop, 73 and Benet.
00:15
All right, not any more cars over there, 73 in Bennett.
00:18
362 Adam, you got the air, need more cars, 73 in Bennett.
00:24
362 heading that way.
00:25
Yep.
00:28
Again, units in three, you can start heading over there, drive safe.
00:31
73 in Bennett, we need more cars.
00:36
31, we're going.
00:38
We're at 71 and Bennett.
00:40
We're right here.
00:42
Oh yeah, 71 in Bennett, 71 in Bennett.
00:44
71 in Bennett.
00:51
Real 2, Sam, you got eyes over there?
00:55
3-0-2 Sam, we don't see them.
01:01
I'm 71st and Bennett.
01:05
362 Adam.
01:08
I got a unit over here.
01:10
Okay, but we try to make sure y'all at 7-1 or 7-3, sir?
01:15
7-1. They have 7-1, y'all, 7-1 and Bennett.
01:19
Okay, more cars, please, 7-1 and Bennett.
01:21
It is a unit over there.
01:22
Drive safe.
01:28
7-1 and Bennett, 7-1 and Bennett.
01:29
7-1 and Bennett.
01:33
Does anybody know if this is regarding some teens fighting on a CTA bus?
01:43
Because I also got a battery in progress[1] at 7-3 in Bennett.
01:47
They said 16 teenagers boarded the bus and started fighting.
01:51
The bus was going northbound, 8497 from 73 and Jeffrey.
02:02
conversion I got your own Bennett okay and let me know when we're giving a slowdown if not y'all got the air 3.30 I see you 311 I see you
02:31
3d613 we're here 3d713 104
02:40
3d621 is given a disregard 7 1 in minute guys thanks everybody that responded 362 is given a disregard 7 1 in minute guys thanks everybody that responded 362 is given a complete disregard 7 1 in minute
03:00
262 David
03:03
Did you say four weapons recovered from this?
03:06
Did you say four?
03:10
104 squad and CHA property as well.
03:14
All right, four weapons recovered, 1653, 262 David.
03:18
Good job y'all.
03:20
Can anybody on Bennett let me know what you got over there? Is this a fight with some kids or is something different?
03:31
Well, I know TAC has two detained right now, and MAMS is all going to fight with some kids.
03:36
We're good over here for now, no more unit.
03:38
Okay, so I'm going to dupe this all in, because that was it.
03:41
Okay. And, again, complete disregard, 7-1 and Bennett.
03:45
We got two people detained, 1654-362.
03:48
Team got two people detained.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
battery in progress: Battery or assault actively occurring
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Location mentioned:
E 71st St & S Bennett Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
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