Shots fired from pickup at vehicle on I-39 in Mendota

Heard on: Illinois State Police Troops 1,2,3,4,5

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Troop 2, this is for rebroadcast.

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Wanted investigation, aggravated battery.

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This is

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for. Troop One, wanted investigation, aggravated battery.

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I-39 southbound, milepost 72 , Mendota.

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Fourteen 51 , wanted aggravated battery.

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Shots fired. I-39 southbound, milepost 72 , 1451 .

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Black Ford F 150 pickup truck.

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Black Ford F 150 pickup truck.

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Two suspects.

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Suspect one, driver, male.

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(name withheld), male, Hispanic.

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Female Hispanic, (name withheld), suspect two passenger, (name withheld), female Hispanic.

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Caution, fired weapon, 9 mm , at a moving vehicle, exited at milepost 72 in Mendota.

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He's not inside of a vehicle.

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We're going to see if we can find him.

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He has not had been established.

7/3/2026 01:19 PM

Weapons

I-39, Mendota, IL

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers are rebroadcasting a wanted investigation for an aggravated battery on I-39 southbound near milepost 72 in Mendota. The incident reportedly involves two suspects in a black Ford F-150 pickup, where a 9mm handgun was allegedly fired at a moving vehicle before exiting near that milepost.