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Man reported armed walking north on Yates AvenueChicago IL

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Yates Ave, Thornton Township, IL

Police received an anonymous tip about a man reportedly carrying a gun. He was described as wearing a gray hoodie, black pants, and white gym shoes, walking northbound on Yates Avenue toward near 71st Street. Officers saw a person matching this description but did not observe a weapon. They cautioned the weapon might be concealed. The man was last seen turning east onto 72nd Street near Phillips.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 07
01:51
Transcript:
00:00
The evening tip to down to the wagon. I press for the gun, 7.4 in Yates. It's anonymous. It's a male black fashion a gun. Lion's seen here in Northbound on Yates towards 71st.
00:07
We're in a great sweat of black pants. No further zone. 7 is clear.
00:13
331. 331.
00:16
331.
00:18
You can throw that in her heart.
00:22
Thank you. 302, same. What's the description?
00:26
An offender wearing a great sweater in black pants, male black,
00:30
going northbound on Yates.
00:37
324 is near 6331 with the price with a gun, 7.4 and 8.
00:45
7.4.
00:49
Go to Sam?
00:51
I got to Sam.
00:54
That's why we do observe male one, gray hoodie, black pants, white gym shoes.
01:00
He's walking north front on Yates on the east side of the street.
01:04
Approach with caution, but we don't see any weapon on him.
01:09
Could possibly be in his hoodie or in his waist.
01:12
So approach with caution.
01:16
104, thank you. For the units, responding to the person with a gun 74A, 302, Sam, Seesum, M1, Graithy, Black Hands, White Jim Shoes, Shoes, walking eastbound on the north side of the street. He does not see a weapon, approach with caution.
01:31
He just turned east on 72nd Street, on the south end of the street.
01:36
He just signed east on 72nd on the south end of the street.
01:44
You should be approaching Phillips.
01:47
Approaching Phillips. 331 season.

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Yates Ave, Thornton Township, IL

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