Person reported with gun on CTA Red Line train near Garfield, Chicago IL

Weapons

Reported: 11/2/2025 07:08 PM

Garfield, 220 W Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60609

A person was reported carrying a gun on a Chicago CTA Red Line train near Garfield station. Police responded and planned to stop the train. The suspects described are three males, approximately 18 years old, wearing colorful, yellow, and tan or gray sweaters.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Citywide Dispatch Channels

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Transcript:

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Person with a gun, it's going to be car number 5586 on the red line heading northbound. D.J. is going to stop it at Garfield. We're looking for 3-18-year-old male (name withheld)-colorful sweater, male (name withheld) yellow sweater,

00:12

male (name withheld) tanner gray sweater.

00:15

No.

00:20

Go ahead. Sir is your one time.

00:23

You know when that train pulls in.

00:26

All right.

00:32

Greenland point, Charlie.

00:34

Have it the down for Charlie.

00:36

You tell me we're gonna stop at that car field?

00:39

Yep, we're gonna stop at a Garfield.

00:41

Good morning.

00:43

Cut.

00:48

Car number is 5-3, I'm sorry, 5586, 5586.

01:00

Let's see, I'm sure,

01:02

run number 8-2-1-2 at Garfield right now.

01:06

Okay.

01:07

Good.

01:09

Car number again?

01:12

5586.

01:16

Let's pull it in now.

01:19

Stanford.

01:36

7395, who's the caller on this person with the gun?

01:42

Caller, I don't have a name, but I do have a phone number.

01:45

She did say they pulled the gun out on her.

01:53

One more time, so we give that purpose a one more time.

01:56

Yep, you're looking for three male (name withheld)s, about 18 years old, one wearing a colorful sweater, one wearing a yellow sweater, one wearing a tan or gray sweater.

02:07

I haven't seen anyone with that matching that the shipping is good off the train.

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Garfield, 220 W Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60609

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