Possible shooting near Karlov and Congress, Chicago IL
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WeaponsAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to reports of multiple gunshots near Karlov Avenue and West Congress Parkway in Chicago. Several witnesses described a gray SUV and a black sedan speeding northbound, potentially related to the incident. Broken glass was later found on Karlov Avenue north of Kostner Avenue, suggesting a possible shooting involving moving vehicles. No injuries were confirmed at the time, and investigators could not locate shell casings.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 10
Listen to dispatch call
03:27
Transcript:
00:00
All right, stand by Samukas, I think of the shots fired.
00:04
Karlov and Congress, northbound, stand by four gunshots.
00:08
She saw a gray SUV and a black sedan speeding on the street behind each other.
00:14
Three one, Robb, let me get over there.
00:16
It sounds like something that's moving, so if it's not there, I don't know.
00:19
I'll let you know.
00:21
They saw a gray SUV and a black sedan speeding on the street behind each other.
00:25
Love District's own time clear.
00:28
3-1 squad, like I said.
00:29
Let me get over there, see if there's anything over there.
00:32
Sounds like it's moving.
00:36
Okay.
00:38
You only got one call, right?
00:40
Yeah, just one call.
00:47
What direction was their last seen?
00:51
Northbound.
00:57
Well, can you have on my PDT Madison Foster? It's Madison and Crosner, near West Madison.
01:11
Yes,
01:15
I'm not sure why that's why.
01:16
I think that's a typo.
01:17
It should be fixed near West Madison.
01:28
Any other description on this loud report?
01:32
21 take it, just the vehicle descriptions.
01:36
One was a gray Chevy SUV and one was a black sedan.
01:40
Last seen northbound behind each other, four gunshots.
01:48
1133.
01:50
1133.
01:52
1133.
01:55
Can I get an update on the last place?
01:58
Yeah,
01:59
We're trying to run a different way that's not coming back.
02:01
Do you have an event?
02:05
Well, we do not.
02:07
All right, let's a minute, we'll try a couple more ways, but so far nothing's coming back.
02:12
1131.
02:14
1131. 1131.
02:16
I got a lot of broken automobile glass on Karlov, just north of Kostner, but that's about it.
02:29
All right, just broken vehicle glass, Karlov, north of Kostner, 10-4[1].
02:35
No casing?
02:40
Hey, what street you are?
02:47
Broken Glass,
02:49
Karlov. Yeah, the passerby just said there was a white vehicle at a high rate of speed, northbound on Karlov.
02:56
I wasn't sure if there was a second.
02:58
So that's northbound on Karlov, and the broken glass is off Karlov and Congress.
03:05
Just north of Congress is in between Van Buren and Congress on Karlov.
03:10
So if there's a pod, maybe they can see a vehicle with the glass shot out.
03:17
Okay, 11 L2-Sand.
03:21
Which is in.
03:22
We don't have any cameras over there.
03:27
Okay.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).
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Location mentioned:
W Congress Pkwy & S Karlov Ave, Chicago, IL 60624
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