Wires down and possible gunshot near W Addison St, Chicago IL


Wires are down and sparking near a transformer on West Addison Street. Residents were evacuated from the area. A citizen reported hearing a gunshot in the nearby shared alley.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 01
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Transcript:
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You know what, I think this is related to the wires down,
00:04
the transformer popping over there.
00:08
But one caller advised, they heard one shot fired in the shared alley of that Ozark 3.5.
00:17
46 North Ulzart, but they gave the 7700 Block West Addison address.
00:24
Okay, yeah, it's got to be related.
00:26
I would imagine there's 100 people out here, but I'll take a look and give you a quote in a minute.
00:33
Okay, 31 is over there, so...
00:37
Yep.
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And 1631, you copy.
00:40
Next through, we're off here.
00:41
Come again, please. Is that the wire still popping over there? We got the citizen calling in a gunshot with the shared alley.
00:49
I didn't hear no live reports.
00:51
The wires are still down, yeah.
00:52
They're working on that pole to make it safe.
00:54
Homeowners evacuated or residents evacuated the side.
00:57
I didn't hear no live reports, so the Lushinhee's going to be down for a while.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Addison St, Chicago, IL 60634
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