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Shots fired near fire station on Cermak Road

Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 13
01:21
00:00
For the units of nine and citywide, we have shots fired.
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W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60616
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Police dispatch reports that multiple shots were fired near a fire station on West Cermak Road in Chicago. A caller says about 15 shots were fired toward a fire truck in front of the station’s garage. Around the same time, a man ran up to the firehouse, banged on the doors, and then left heading west on Cermak. He came from the east and continued westbound. The man is described as wearing a khaki jacket and blue pants. Officers are working with a blurry camera image and are trying to get more details on his clothing and movements.

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