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Search for Teen Armed With Weapon at KIPP Academy

1616 S Avers Ave

Published Aug 11 at 9:16 AM · Updated Aug 11 at 9:25 AM

Summary

Police responded to reports of a potentially armed teenager near KIPP Academy in Chicago, prompting a hard lockdown of the school. Authorities are searching the area and the building for the individual, who was last seen wearing a white shirt, black crocs, and black pants.

Timeline

Aug 11, 9:25AM

The address reported for this incident has changed to 1616 S Avers Ave.

Aug 11, 9:16AM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1440 S Christiana Ave.

Aug 11, 9:25AM

The address reported for this incident has changed to 1616 S Avers Ave.

Aug 11, 9:16AM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1440 S Christiana Ave.

Aug 11, 9:25AM

The address reported for this incident has changed to 1616 S Avers Ave.

Aug 11, 9:16AM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1440 S Christiana Ave.

Aug 11, 9:25AM

The address reported for this incident has changed to 1616 S Avers Ave.

Aug 11, 9:16AM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1440 S Christiana Ave.

Aug 11, 9:25AM

The address reported for this incident has changed to 1616 S Avers Ave.

Aug 11, 9:16AM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1440 S Christiana Ave.

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CPD Zn 10 · Aug 11, 10:04AM · 0:16

Only staff, okay. All right, is there any students or anybody outside or just the staff? Only the staff came outside or locked down. Everybody has been fled back into building. 98.

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CPD Zn 10 · Aug 11, 9:32AM · 0:28

11-20. 30, we can open up all traffic around the school. Alright, and per 10-30, we can open up all traffic around the school. Again, per 10-30, you can open up all the traffic around the school again. The lockdown has been lifted. 11-30, you coming in? 11-20, squad, good morning. Hold me down, I'm going to headquarters at random. 11-20, going at random. 10-4.

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CPD Zn 10 · Aug 11, 9:31AM · 0:30

Yes ma'am, KIPP School at 16th and Avers has also been deemed all clear. The lockdown has been lifted. And can you give us the event number for this call? And thanks very much to all the responding units. Great work out here. Alright, per 10-30, KIPP School is all clear. Lockdown is lifted. It's going to be 8.56 for the time. And 10-30, the event number for Avers location is 03323, 03323. And for the Christianiana location, that one's going to be 03...

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