Man steals from store armed with gun near Sheridan Rd, Chicago IL

Weapons

Reported: 11/9/2025 12:32 PM

Near N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60626

A man wearing a black hoodie, black pants, and white sneakers stole items from a 7-Eleven store near Sheridan Road while carrying a gun. He fled the scene and was last seen heading toward the Loyola Red Line station, jumping the turnstiles. Authorities are reviewing camera footage and searching the area.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 11

02:11

Transcript:

00:00

All right, guys, new in 24, got depth in progress at 7-11.

00:05

54-1 on Sheridan, so the male black, black jacket, white, shoot, stealing.

00:09

He's going towards a red line.

00:11

Also, have a domestic that's pending over at near Sherman, Apartment (number withheld).

00:15

She'd like her daughter removed.

00:17

And another disturbance over at a shelter, near Damon.

00:26

All right, Unison 24, and the citywide that's in progress over at 7-11 is now a person with the gun, near Sheridan, so the male black that's stealing has a gun.

00:35

Black hoodie, black pants, no further, on 11 is clear.

00:40

2,4-6-1-A, we're going on the box.

00:43

Adam, thank you.

00:44

One of the tickets did say if the employee followed him towards the L, but I'm not.

00:50

We can confirm.

00:51

We'll try.

00:56

We're checking the cameras.

00:59

Thanks.

01:02

The description.

01:07

All I had was a male black, someone said he was about 24 years old, had on white sneakers and the black hoodie,

01:15

black pants as well.

01:16

Black city, black pants, white sneakers.

01:18

That's what.

01:25

402 Sam.

01:28

2. Sam.

01:31

There's someone on the platform at Loyola matching that description and he jumped the turnstiles.

01:36

All right, suppose you're heading over to 7-11, 402 Sam, said that email that matches the descriptions on the platform over at Loyola.

01:49

416-1-2, copy.

01:53

I just want to have a point up to the red line now.

02:03

All right, so now another ticket says that just came in, that the mail is still outside of near Sheridan.

02:10

Let me try calling back.

02:11

Hold on.

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