Active shooter reported near National Teachers Academy, Chicago IL
WeaponsPolice responded to an active shooter incident near the National Teachers Academy at West Cermak Road. Witnesses reported a white SUV shooting at a gray SUV. Suspects fled on foot toward the expressway. An abandoned Jeep related to the incident was found nearby. The school was placed on lockdown during the event.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 04
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Transcript:
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All right, this is now coming over as an active threat in progress.
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For the units in one in citywide, the shots fired is now coming over as an active threat incident plan, near West Cermak Road at the National Teachers School.
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There was an open line with a female telling others to get away from the door.
00:22
They said they're having an active shooter.
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It's coming in details to follow.
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I have nothing further. First District is going for.
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120.
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161. 161 Adam.
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Squad, there's an abandoned vehicle rate at 24th of state.
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Can you get the cameras to check out what's going on?
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Yeah,
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102 Sam, I assume you're already on top of it.
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I'm hearing.
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Thanks. One sixty-three, boy, we have that abandoned vehicle.
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It's a jeep Cherokee,
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Illinois lesson plate.
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(number withheld).
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Okay, where are you out with that 163, boy?
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2450 seat.
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2450 South State with the abandoned Jeep 104.
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Available sergeant in the first district.
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110.
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110. I need you to start that way since they made this an active threat, please.
01:27
I'm already wrong.
01:29
What's the address for that?
01:31
The school near West Cermak Road.
01:34
No, no.
01:37
All right, for the air that Jeep returns on a silver 2019 Jeep four door to an address out of justice.
01:52
All right, 2,600 South Lakeshore Drive.
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It says there was a white, four-door SUV shooting at a gray SUV.
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The caller saw a male jump out of a gray car.
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They left the car there, hopped out.
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The white SUV is still driving southbound from 2,600 South Lakeshore Drive.
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163.
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163.
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Yeah,
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that Jeep has an Illinois tag of (number withheld).
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Is the caller a description of which way these people fled on foot?
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So far, no.
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I don't have anything with a direction.
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It says shooter ran toward the expressway entrance,
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is what I'm getting.
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1099.
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All right, they heard 10 gunshots, cars screeching away, the school's on lockdown.
02:58
So 110, when you're on scene, I need you to go in and talk to the school, please.
03:04
One 10, two, I'll follow you were.
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Thanks.
03:12
One six, one out, I'm going to need to check for a seat.
03:17
161 out you're going to Murphy.
03:21
Can you guys? Everybody's aware?
03:29
163, can I have a car get on 55 going into the city to see if anyone ran down that ramp over on the King Drive on foot?
03:39
All right, do I have any of the first district cars coming out of a roll call yet?
03:46
Okay.
03:48
They should be getting their radios now.
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Okay, 122. Employing in short meeting.
03:58
All right, 122, I need you to check I 55's ramp.
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Make sure nobody ran down the ramp going toward the city, please.
04:06
Okay, boy.
04:10
One time, send another car to the 26th and electric drive address.
04:15
I think there was another report of a male getting out of the car over there.
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All right, send for it.
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102, Sam.
04:27
Yeah, 1532 hours is a male running towards a ramp and he jumps into a,
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it looks like a white sedan.
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I can't see the plate right now.
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You got a nice model car by jeans?
04:45
One ten, send me another car to Teachers Academy and Hemps for clearing out this traffic immediately.
04:52
Okay, one ten, I'll get you another car, I gotta get one to two six, there's two thousand six hundred South Lake Shore Drive, and then for one oh two Sam all they could tell is the white sedan.
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White sedan are working on a plate and a make and model.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60616
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