Fireworks mistaken for gunshots near 40th St and Brighton Pl, Chicago IL

Weapons

Reported: 10/31/2025 04:00 PM

W 40th St & S Brighton Pl, Chicago, IL 60632

Initial reports indicated shots fired near South Rockwell and 40th & Brighton Place with two males seen walking nearby. Later, a witness confirmed the sounds were fireworks, not gunfire. No confirmed gunfire was found at the scene.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 13

02:16

Transcript:

00:00

Units in 9 and O CityWire getting a call of shots fired[1] at the 3,900 block South Rockwell. Colleges heard six shots fired in the area in 9th District 13 clear.

00:11

We get another call, near 40th in Brighton Place, multiple shots fired[1], two male (name withheld) were walking in the area, shodney air, black hoodie, black pants.

00:26

There was a unit coming in, you were stepped on.

00:30

9-11, 12, box.

00:32

11. 11.

00:35

33, we're clear, you just shut down.

00:40

11 and 3.3.3.

00:43

3.2. You can show us gone.

00:46

3.2.

00:48

12.19, all you can show us going.

00:51

9.3.34.

00:56

3.4.10, and 12.

01:07

9-2-2 check the well-being in the park please 5100 Southwood as a person land in a park under a blanket on the corner under the tree.

01:35

Two detain perjuring and cam will work out.

01:39

All right, two to ten. My name has a show one to ten.

01:43

Three detain.

01:46

We have three detained. We have one to ten.

01:50

All right, nine eleven has one detained.

01:57

Nighting time.

02:03

I have a witness here saying that there was fireworks going off in the middle of the street. It wasn't shot fired.

02:12

Not getting a witness saying there was fireworks going off in the middle of the street, there was not shots fired[1].

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[1]

shots fired: Gunshots heard or reported.

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W 40th St & S Brighton Pl, Chicago, IL 60632

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