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Shots Fired at Undercover Police Vehicle, SWAT Standoff Ensues

7602 S Essex Ave

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  • Police in Chicago responded to an incident where a suspect fired multiple shots at a covert police vehicle on South Essex Avenue. A K-9 unit was dispatched, and the area was secured to control movement in and out of the building. Traffic was blocked at 77th and Essex to prevent northbound travel.

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SWAT personnel are on the scene.

Police are in an active standoff with the suspect after he ran into a residential building.

Police describe the suspect as a Hispanic man, 5'10", with his hair in a bushy ponytail bun and wearing a black hoodie. He was 150 lbs at his last arrest, per officers.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:26
510, 150 from his last arrest, 5W squad. You got cut out. Say it one more time. 510 by 150, and that's 15 from his last arrest, squad. Alright, 10-4. Male, Hispanic, dark-complected, his hair is like in a bushy ponytail and a bun, black hoodie. He was 150 pounds from the last arrest. That's all we have for now.

Police are gathering better descriptions of the suspect involved in the incident.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
471. 471. Hey, can we get a brief description of this guy real quick? 471, male, black, black sweatshirt with a ponytail up in a bun. Do we have any better description of the offender? 428 Adam, it's a male, Hispanic, dark skin, sweat. Okay, can you give me a better... You got possible height or weight?

Officers are managing the secured residential street with crime scene tape and controlling pedestrian movement.

Police are checking individuals leaving the building for weapons to ensure safety.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
make sure we check them well, make sure they don't walk out with a weapon or anything. Anybody that comes out of the building. 10-4, for anybody coming in and out of the apartment complex, just make sure and check any book bags or check them coming out so we know that they're not coming out with a weapon. 460. 460. Any males coming out of that building that would walk down around to that 510?

Police are ensuring no pedestrian traffic enters the secured perimeter around the building.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:27
410. Hey 410, could you send us a message over the PDT? They're asking for the staging area and safe routing. 420 Adam. 20 Adam. Yeah, make sure officers are stopping any kind of pedestrian traffic coming through the perimeter we have set up. 10-4, for the officers on the perimeter, just make sure you guys are stopping pedestrian traffic coming in.

Police are investigating a report of a possible shooting inside the building on South Phillips. No confirmation yet.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:26
420 Adam. 420 Adam. Yeah, does somebody have a possible over there on Phillips? They're not confirmed now. So, all we're getting over here on Phillips is possibly 7640 South Phillips that, from a security guard, that they think someone shot in the building, but there's no apartment number or anything. So, we're looking around. So, we got nothing yet.

Police are restricting pedestrian access on 76th Street due to proximity to the building involved.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
410, also for more info, we can't have any pedestrians over on 76th Street. They're too close to this building. I'm sorry, you said you can't have anyone next to the building? No pedestrians or civilians on 76th Street right now. They're too close to this building. We don't know what apartment he's in. Okay, 10-4. So we're going to block off 76 from Phillips. We need somebody at Kingston as well. The command post is going to be on 76, east or west of Exit.

SWAT and K-9 units are on the way to assist in securing the area.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:14
Yeah, they're both on the way, SWAT and K-9 is what I'm notified. Alright, we're going to hold the perimeter in the front and back, and then when we put them in, they can clear the highway and then we'll go from there.

Police have units blocking the alley and are setting up to block eastbound traffic at 76th Street and S Phillips Avenue.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
410. 410. Yeah, just for clarification, we have units in the back, right? Do we have units in the back? We got units, units on back here too as well, blocking the alley too. Okay, units in the back blocking. We can use a car at 76 and Phillips so we can block eastbound traffic from there. Okay, the car at 76 and Phillips, we can block eastbound traffic from there.

A squad car is blocking traffic at 77th Street and Essex Avenue to prevent northbound movement.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:26
420 Adam, we need a squad car to block 77th and Essex, no cars coming northbound. Okay, a car blocking 77th and Essex, no cars northbound. We need a car in 77th. 43, I'm going to head to 77th and Essex. I'll block it off. 43, I'll block it off. 432, you're going to head to 77th and Essex. 433, you're going? 9.

A K-9 unit is en route, and police are securing the building to prevent anyone from entering or exiting.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
And 410, you said have what cars roll that way? Oh, the short car, flat, flatter short, start rolling this way. We have K-9 en route. 420 Adam, so yeah, make sure we have no officers in the back. If I can get a few more in the front squad, we're not going to let anybody in or out of this building. Okay, can we have some more cars in front and in back? Don't let anyone out of that building. 424.

Police report the suspect fired multiple shots at a covert police vehicle.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:28
6576 Charlie. 6576 Charlie, you guys good over there? 760, sorry, 5576 old Charlie, the offender came out of 7606 or 7604 South Essex. Wearing a black sweatshirt. He's got a long ponytail up and up in a bun. He shot multiple shots at my cover vehicle. He was holding a black firearm in his right hand.

Police are responding to a report of shots fired at officers.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:20
7654 Charlie. Sorry, 6576 Charlie, 10-1, 10-1. Shots fired at the police. I'm in a covert vehicle. Shots fired, 7602 South Essex. 7602 South Essex. Shots fired at the police. 7602 South Essex.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 7602 S Essex Ave.

SWAT personnel are on the scene.

Police are in an active standoff with the suspect after he ran into a residential building.

Police describe the suspect as a Hispanic man, 5'10", with his hair in a bushy ponytail bun and wearing a black hoodie. He was 150 lbs at his last arrest, per officers.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:26
510, 150 from his last arrest, 5W squad. You got cut out. Say it one more time. 510 by 150, and that's 15 from his last arrest, squad. Alright, 10-4. Male, Hispanic, dark-complected, his hair is like in a bushy ponytail and a bun, black hoodie. He was 150 pounds from the last arrest. That's all we have for now.

Police are gathering better descriptions of the suspect involved in the incident.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
471. 471. Hey, can we get a brief description of this guy real quick? 471, male, black, black sweatshirt with a ponytail up in a bun. Do we have any better description of the offender? 428 Adam, it's a male, Hispanic, dark skin, sweat. Okay, can you give me a better... You got possible height or weight?

Officers are managing the secured residential street with crime scene tape and controlling pedestrian movement.

Police are checking individuals leaving the building for weapons to ensure safety.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
make sure we check them well, make sure they don't walk out with a weapon or anything. Anybody that comes out of the building. 10-4, for anybody coming in and out of the apartment complex, just make sure and check any book bags or check them coming out so we know that they're not coming out with a weapon. 460. 460. Any males coming out of that building that would walk down around to that 510?

Police are ensuring no pedestrian traffic enters the secured perimeter around the building.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:27
410. Hey 410, could you send us a message over the PDT? They're asking for the staging area and safe routing. 420 Adam. 20 Adam. Yeah, make sure officers are stopping any kind of pedestrian traffic coming through the perimeter we have set up. 10-4, for the officers on the perimeter, just make sure you guys are stopping pedestrian traffic coming in.

Police are investigating a report of a possible shooting inside the building on South Phillips. No confirmation yet.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:26
420 Adam. 420 Adam. Yeah, does somebody have a possible over there on Phillips? They're not confirmed now. So, all we're getting over here on Phillips is possibly 7640 South Phillips that, from a security guard, that they think someone shot in the building, but there's no apartment number or anything. So, we're looking around. So, we got nothing yet.

Police are restricting pedestrian access on 76th Street due to proximity to the building involved.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
410, also for more info, we can't have any pedestrians over on 76th Street. They're too close to this building. I'm sorry, you said you can't have anyone next to the building? No pedestrians or civilians on 76th Street right now. They're too close to this building. We don't know what apartment he's in. Okay, 10-4. So we're going to block off 76 from Phillips. We need somebody at Kingston as well. The command post is going to be on 76, east or west of Exit.

SWAT and K-9 units are on the way to assist in securing the area.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:14
Yeah, they're both on the way, SWAT and K-9 is what I'm notified. Alright, we're going to hold the perimeter in the front and back, and then when we put them in, they can clear the highway and then we'll go from there.

Police have units blocking the alley and are setting up to block eastbound traffic at 76th Street and S Phillips Avenue.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
410. 410. Yeah, just for clarification, we have units in the back, right? Do we have units in the back? We got units, units on back here too as well, blocking the alley too. Okay, units in the back blocking. We can use a car at 76 and Phillips so we can block eastbound traffic from there. Okay, the car at 76 and Phillips, we can block eastbound traffic from there.

A squad car is blocking traffic at 77th Street and Essex Avenue to prevent northbound movement.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:26
420 Adam, we need a squad car to block 77th and Essex, no cars coming northbound. Okay, a car blocking 77th and Essex, no cars northbound. We need a car in 77th. 43, I'm going to head to 77th and Essex. I'll block it off. 43, I'll block it off. 432, you're going to head to 77th and Essex. 433, you're going? 9.

A K-9 unit is en route, and police are securing the building to prevent anyone from entering or exiting.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
And 410, you said have what cars roll that way? Oh, the short car, flat, flatter short, start rolling this way. We have K-9 en route. 420 Adam, so yeah, make sure we have no officers in the back. If I can get a few more in the front squad, we're not going to let anybody in or out of this building. Okay, can we have some more cars in front and in back? Don't let anyone out of that building. 424.

Police report the suspect fired multiple shots at a covert police vehicle.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:28
6576 Charlie. 6576 Charlie, you guys good over there? 760, sorry, 5576 old Charlie, the offender came out of 7606 or 7604 South Essex. Wearing a black sweatshirt. He's got a long ponytail up and up in a bun. He shot multiple shots at my cover vehicle. He was holding a black firearm in his right hand.

Police are responding to a report of shots fired at officers.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:20
7654 Charlie. Sorry, 6576 Charlie, 10-1, 10-1. Shots fired at the police. I'm in a covert vehicle. Shots fired, 7602 South Essex. 7602 South Essex. Shots fired at the police. 7602 South Essex.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 7602 S Essex Ave.

SWAT personnel are on the scene.

Police are in an active standoff with the suspect after he ran into a residential building.

Police describe the suspect as a Hispanic man, 5'10", with his hair in a bushy ponytail bun and wearing a black hoodie. He was 150 lbs at his last arrest, per officers.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:26
510, 150 from his last arrest, 5W squad. You got cut out. Say it one more time. 510 by 150, and that's 15 from his last arrest, squad. Alright, 10-4. Male, Hispanic, dark-complected, his hair is like in a bushy ponytail and a bun, black hoodie. He was 150 pounds from the last arrest. That's all we have for now.

Police are gathering better descriptions of the suspect involved in the incident.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
471. 471. Hey, can we get a brief description of this guy real quick? 471, male, black, black sweatshirt with a ponytail up in a bun. Do we have any better description of the offender? 428 Adam, it's a male, Hispanic, dark skin, sweat. Okay, can you give me a better... You got possible height or weight?

Officers are managing the secured residential street with crime scene tape and controlling pedestrian movement.

Police are checking individuals leaving the building for weapons to ensure safety.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
make sure we check them well, make sure they don't walk out with a weapon or anything. Anybody that comes out of the building. 10-4, for anybody coming in and out of the apartment complex, just make sure and check any book bags or check them coming out so we know that they're not coming out with a weapon. 460. 460. Any males coming out of that building that would walk down around to that 510?

Police are ensuring no pedestrian traffic enters the secured perimeter around the building.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:27
410. Hey 410, could you send us a message over the PDT? They're asking for the staging area and safe routing. 420 Adam. 20 Adam. Yeah, make sure officers are stopping any kind of pedestrian traffic coming through the perimeter we have set up. 10-4, for the officers on the perimeter, just make sure you guys are stopping pedestrian traffic coming in.

Police are investigating a report of a possible shooting inside the building on South Phillips. No confirmation yet.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:26
420 Adam. 420 Adam. Yeah, does somebody have a possible over there on Phillips? They're not confirmed now. So, all we're getting over here on Phillips is possibly 7640 South Phillips that, from a security guard, that they think someone shot in the building, but there's no apartment number or anything. So, we're looking around. So, we got nothing yet.

Police are restricting pedestrian access on 76th Street due to proximity to the building involved.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
410, also for more info, we can't have any pedestrians over on 76th Street. They're too close to this building. I'm sorry, you said you can't have anyone next to the building? No pedestrians or civilians on 76th Street right now. They're too close to this building. We don't know what apartment he's in. Okay, 10-4. So we're going to block off 76 from Phillips. We need somebody at Kingston as well. The command post is going to be on 76, east or west of Exit.

SWAT and K-9 units are on the way to assist in securing the area.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:14
Yeah, they're both on the way, SWAT and K-9 is what I'm notified. Alright, we're going to hold the perimeter in the front and back, and then when we put them in, they can clear the highway and then we'll go from there.

Police have units blocking the alley and are setting up to block eastbound traffic at 76th Street and S Phillips Avenue.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
410. 410. Yeah, just for clarification, we have units in the back, right? Do we have units in the back? We got units, units on back here too as well, blocking the alley too. Okay, units in the back blocking. We can use a car at 76 and Phillips so we can block eastbound traffic from there. Okay, the car at 76 and Phillips, we can block eastbound traffic from there.

A squad car is blocking traffic at 77th Street and Essex Avenue to prevent northbound movement.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:26
420 Adam, we need a squad car to block 77th and Essex, no cars coming northbound. Okay, a car blocking 77th and Essex, no cars northbound. We need a car in 77th. 43, I'm going to head to 77th and Essex. I'll block it off. 43, I'll block it off. 432, you're going to head to 77th and Essex. 433, you're going? 9.

A K-9 unit is en route, and police are securing the building to prevent anyone from entering or exiting.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
And 410, you said have what cars roll that way? Oh, the short car, flat, flatter short, start rolling this way. We have K-9 en route. 420 Adam, so yeah, make sure we have no officers in the back. If I can get a few more in the front squad, we're not going to let anybody in or out of this building. Okay, can we have some more cars in front and in back? Don't let anyone out of that building. 424.

Police report the suspect fired multiple shots at a covert police vehicle.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:28
6576 Charlie. 6576 Charlie, you guys good over there? 760, sorry, 5576 old Charlie, the offender came out of 7606 or 7604 South Essex. Wearing a black sweatshirt. He's got a long ponytail up and up in a bun. He shot multiple shots at my cover vehicle. He was holding a black firearm in his right hand.

Police are responding to a report of shots fired at officers.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:20
7654 Charlie. Sorry, 6576 Charlie, 10-1, 10-1. Shots fired at the police. I'm in a covert vehicle. Shots fired, 7602 South Essex. 7602 South Essex. Shots fired at the police. 7602 South Essex.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 7602 S Essex Ave.

SWAT personnel are on the scene.

Police are in an active standoff with the suspect after he ran into a residential building.

Police describe the suspect as a Hispanic man, 5'10", with his hair in a bushy ponytail bun and wearing a black hoodie. He was 150 lbs at his last arrest, per officers.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:26
510, 150 from his last arrest, 5W squad. You got cut out. Say it one more time. 510 by 150, and that's 15 from his last arrest, squad. Alright, 10-4. Male, Hispanic, dark-complected, his hair is like in a bushy ponytail and a bun, black hoodie. He was 150 pounds from the last arrest. That's all we have for now.

Police are gathering better descriptions of the suspect involved in the incident.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
471. 471. Hey, can we get a brief description of this guy real quick? 471, male, black, black sweatshirt with a ponytail up in a bun. Do we have any better description of the offender? 428 Adam, it's a male, Hispanic, dark skin, sweat. Okay, can you give me a better... You got possible height or weight?

Officers are managing the secured residential street with crime scene tape and controlling pedestrian movement.

Police are checking individuals leaving the building for weapons to ensure safety.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
make sure we check them well, make sure they don't walk out with a weapon or anything. Anybody that comes out of the building. 10-4, for anybody coming in and out of the apartment complex, just make sure and check any book bags or check them coming out so we know that they're not coming out with a weapon. 460. 460. Any males coming out of that building that would walk down around to that 510?

Police are ensuring no pedestrian traffic enters the secured perimeter around the building.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:27
410. Hey 410, could you send us a message over the PDT? They're asking for the staging area and safe routing. 420 Adam. 20 Adam. Yeah, make sure officers are stopping any kind of pedestrian traffic coming through the perimeter we have set up. 10-4, for the officers on the perimeter, just make sure you guys are stopping pedestrian traffic coming in.

Police are investigating a report of a possible shooting inside the building on South Phillips. No confirmation yet.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:26
420 Adam. 420 Adam. Yeah, does somebody have a possible over there on Phillips? They're not confirmed now. So, all we're getting over here on Phillips is possibly 7640 South Phillips that, from a security guard, that they think someone shot in the building, but there's no apartment number or anything. So, we're looking around. So, we got nothing yet.

Police are restricting pedestrian access on 76th Street due to proximity to the building involved.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
410, also for more info, we can't have any pedestrians over on 76th Street. They're too close to this building. I'm sorry, you said you can't have anyone next to the building? No pedestrians or civilians on 76th Street right now. They're too close to this building. We don't know what apartment he's in. Okay, 10-4. So we're going to block off 76 from Phillips. We need somebody at Kingston as well. The command post is going to be on 76, east or west of Exit.

SWAT and K-9 units are on the way to assist in securing the area.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:14
Yeah, they're both on the way, SWAT and K-9 is what I'm notified. Alright, we're going to hold the perimeter in the front and back, and then when we put them in, they can clear the highway and then we'll go from there.

Police have units blocking the alley and are setting up to block eastbound traffic at 76th Street and S Phillips Avenue.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
410. 410. Yeah, just for clarification, we have units in the back, right? Do we have units in the back? We got units, units on back here too as well, blocking the alley too. Okay, units in the back blocking. We can use a car at 76 and Phillips so we can block eastbound traffic from there. Okay, the car at 76 and Phillips, we can block eastbound traffic from there.

A squad car is blocking traffic at 77th Street and Essex Avenue to prevent northbound movement.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:26
420 Adam, we need a squad car to block 77th and Essex, no cars coming northbound. Okay, a car blocking 77th and Essex, no cars northbound. We need a car in 77th. 43, I'm going to head to 77th and Essex. I'll block it off. 43, I'll block it off. 432, you're going to head to 77th and Essex. 433, you're going? 9.

A K-9 unit is en route, and police are securing the building to prevent anyone from entering or exiting.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
And 410, you said have what cars roll that way? Oh, the short car, flat, flatter short, start rolling this way. We have K-9 en route. 420 Adam, so yeah, make sure we have no officers in the back. If I can get a few more in the front squad, we're not going to let anybody in or out of this building. Okay, can we have some more cars in front and in back? Don't let anyone out of that building. 424.

Police report the suspect fired multiple shots at a covert police vehicle.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:28
6576 Charlie. 6576 Charlie, you guys good over there? 760, sorry, 5576 old Charlie, the offender came out of 7606 or 7604 South Essex. Wearing a black sweatshirt. He's got a long ponytail up and up in a bun. He shot multiple shots at my cover vehicle. He was holding a black firearm in his right hand.

Police are responding to a report of shots fired at officers.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:20
7654 Charlie. Sorry, 6576 Charlie, 10-1, 10-1. Shots fired at the police. I'm in a covert vehicle. Shots fired, 7602 South Essex. 7602 South Essex. Shots fired at the police. 7602 South Essex.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 7602 S Essex Ave.

SWAT personnel are on the scene.

Police are in an active standoff with the suspect after he ran into a residential building.

Police describe the suspect as a Hispanic man, 5'10", with his hair in a bushy ponytail bun and wearing a black hoodie. He was 150 lbs at his last arrest, per officers.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:26
510, 150 from his last arrest, 5W squad. You got cut out. Say it one more time. 510 by 150, and that's 15 from his last arrest, squad. Alright, 10-4. Male, Hispanic, dark-complected, his hair is like in a bushy ponytail and a bun, black hoodie. He was 150 pounds from the last arrest. That's all we have for now.

Police are gathering better descriptions of the suspect involved in the incident.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
471. 471. Hey, can we get a brief description of this guy real quick? 471, male, black, black sweatshirt with a ponytail up in a bun. Do we have any better description of the offender? 428 Adam, it's a male, Hispanic, dark skin, sweat. Okay, can you give me a better... You got possible height or weight?

Officers are managing the secured residential street with crime scene tape and controlling pedestrian movement.

Police are checking individuals leaving the building for weapons to ensure safety.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
make sure we check them well, make sure they don't walk out with a weapon or anything. Anybody that comes out of the building. 10-4, for anybody coming in and out of the apartment complex, just make sure and check any book bags or check them coming out so we know that they're not coming out with a weapon. 460. 460. Any males coming out of that building that would walk down around to that 510?

Police are ensuring no pedestrian traffic enters the secured perimeter around the building.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:27
410. Hey 410, could you send us a message over the PDT? They're asking for the staging area and safe routing. 420 Adam. 20 Adam. Yeah, make sure officers are stopping any kind of pedestrian traffic coming through the perimeter we have set up. 10-4, for the officers on the perimeter, just make sure you guys are stopping pedestrian traffic coming in.

Police are investigating a report of a possible shooting inside the building on South Phillips. No confirmation yet.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:26
420 Adam. 420 Adam. Yeah, does somebody have a possible over there on Phillips? They're not confirmed now. So, all we're getting over here on Phillips is possibly 7640 South Phillips that, from a security guard, that they think someone shot in the building, but there's no apartment number or anything. So, we're looking around. So, we got nothing yet.

Police are restricting pedestrian access on 76th Street due to proximity to the building involved.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
410, also for more info, we can't have any pedestrians over on 76th Street. They're too close to this building. I'm sorry, you said you can't have anyone next to the building? No pedestrians or civilians on 76th Street right now. They're too close to this building. We don't know what apartment he's in. Okay, 10-4. So we're going to block off 76 from Phillips. We need somebody at Kingston as well. The command post is going to be on 76, east or west of Exit.

SWAT and K-9 units are on the way to assist in securing the area.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:14
Yeah, they're both on the way, SWAT and K-9 is what I'm notified. Alright, we're going to hold the perimeter in the front and back, and then when we put them in, they can clear the highway and then we'll go from there.

Police have units blocking the alley and are setting up to block eastbound traffic at 76th Street and S Phillips Avenue.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
410. 410. Yeah, just for clarification, we have units in the back, right? Do we have units in the back? We got units, units on back here too as well, blocking the alley too. Okay, units in the back blocking. We can use a car at 76 and Phillips so we can block eastbound traffic from there. Okay, the car at 76 and Phillips, we can block eastbound traffic from there.

A squad car is blocking traffic at 77th Street and Essex Avenue to prevent northbound movement.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:26
420 Adam, we need a squad car to block 77th and Essex, no cars coming northbound. Okay, a car blocking 77th and Essex, no cars northbound. We need a car in 77th. 43, I'm going to head to 77th and Essex. I'll block it off. 43, I'll block it off. 432, you're going to head to 77th and Essex. 433, you're going? 9.

A K-9 unit is en route, and police are securing the building to prevent anyone from entering or exiting.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:30
And 410, you said have what cars roll that way? Oh, the short car, flat, flatter short, start rolling this way. We have K-9 en route. 420 Adam, so yeah, make sure we have no officers in the back. If I can get a few more in the front squad, we're not going to let anybody in or out of this building. Okay, can we have some more cars in front and in back? Don't let anyone out of that building. 424.

Police report the suspect fired multiple shots at a covert police vehicle.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:28
6576 Charlie. 6576 Charlie, you guys good over there? 760, sorry, 5576 old Charlie, the offender came out of 7606 or 7604 South Essex. Wearing a black sweatshirt. He's got a long ponytail up and up in a bun. He shot multiple shots at my cover vehicle. He was holding a black firearm in his right hand.

Police are responding to a report of shots fired at officers.

CPD Zn 8 · 0:20
7654 Charlie. Sorry, 6576 Charlie, 10-1, 10-1. Shots fired at the police. I'm in a covert vehicle. Shots fired, 7602 South Essex. 7602 South Essex. Shots fired at the police. 7602 South Essex.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 7602 S Essex Ave.

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Ladycd77Jul 6 at 3:15 PM

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Ladycd77Jul 6 at 3:15 PM

PLEASE CATCH THEM

ScrappyCnoteJul 6 at 2:55 PM

You don’t see that response when a civilian gets hit

Chiraq90210Jul 6 at 3:48 PM

Arrest the 🗑️

Ladycd77Jul 6 at 3:15 PM

TO ALL FIRST RESPONDERS PLEASE BE SAFE AND CAREFUL OUT THERE YOUR FAMILIES NEEDS YOU TO 🙏 ❤️ 💙 ♥️ 💙❤️💙♥️💙

Ladycd77Jul 6 at 3:15 PM

PLEASE CATCH THEM

ScrappyCnoteJul 6 at 2:55 PM

You don’t see that response when a civilian gets hit

Chiraq90210Jul 6 at 3:48 PM

Arrest the 🗑️

Ladycd77Jul 6 at 3:15 PM

TO ALL FIRST RESPONDERS PLEASE BE SAFE AND CAREFUL OUT THERE YOUR FAMILIES NEEDS YOU TO 🙏 ❤️ 💙 ♥️ 💙❤️💙♥️💙

Ladycd77Jul 6 at 3:15 PM

PLEASE CATCH THEM

ScrappyCnoteJul 6 at 2:55 PM

You don’t see that response when a civilian gets hit

Chiraq90210Jul 6 at 3:48 PM

Arrest the 🗑️

Ladycd77Jul 6 at 3:15 PM

TO ALL FIRST RESPONDERS PLEASE BE SAFE AND CAREFUL OUT THERE YOUR FAMILIES NEEDS YOU TO 🙏 ❤️ 💙 ♥️ 💙❤️💙♥️💙

Ladycd77Jul 6 at 3:15 PM

PLEASE CATCH THEM

ScrappyCnoteJul 6 at 2:55 PM

You don’t see that response when a civilian gets hit

Chiraq90210Jul 6 at 3:48 PM

Arrest the 🗑️

Ladycd77Jul 6 at 3:15 PM

TO ALL FIRST RESPONDERS PLEASE BE SAFE AND CAREFUL OUT THERE YOUR FAMILIES NEEDS YOU TO 🙏 ❤️ 💙 ♥️ 💙❤️💙♥️💙

Ladycd77Jul 6 at 3:15 PM

PLEASE CATCH THEM

ScrappyCnoteJul 6 at 2:55 PM

You don’t see that response when a civilian gets hit

Chiraq90210Jul 6 at 3:48 PM

Arrest the 🗑️

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