Shot fired at vehicle on I-39 near Mendota

Heard on: Stephenson County Public Safety

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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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Dispatch, this is Troop One.

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Troop Two, this is Burnley Broadcast.

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Wanted investigation, aggravated battery, Mendota.

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Troop One, wanted investigation, aggravated battery.

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I-39 southbound, milepost 72, Mendota.

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Fourteen 51 .

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Wanted aggravated battery.

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I 39 southbound, milepost 72 .

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Ford

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F 150 pickup truck.

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Suspect one, driver,

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(name withheld), male,

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female Hispanic, (name withheld).

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(name withheld), female Hispanic.

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Nine millimeter at a moving vehicle, exited at milepost 72 to Mendota.

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Complaint has not been signed.

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However, reasonable grounds to justify an investigative stop have been established.

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State Police Troop One Sterling, KSA 174 .

7/3/2026 01:21 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, state police broadcast a wanted investigation for an apparent aggravated battery on southbound I-39 near Mendota. Suspects in a Ford F-150 pickup reportedly fired a 9mm handgun at a moving vehicle near milepost 72 before exiting toward Mendota. Officers were advised there were reasonable grounds for an investigative stop, although a complaint had not yet been signed.