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Multiple gunshots fired near 79th Street and Maryland AvenueChicago IL

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Near E 79th St, Chicago, IL 60619

Multiple gunshots were fired near 79th Street and Maryland Avenue in Chicago. Bystanders at the corner said they were shot at but did not provide more information. Police searched the alley behind Harold's Chicken between Cottage Grove Avenue and Maryland Avenue for suspects or evidence.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 08
02:24
Transcript:
00:00
Loud report, 79 Maryland, loud report.
00:03
7.9 in Maryland for loud reports.
00:08
Who's calling it out?
00:16
Unitsyn, 6 and Citywide, getting a loud report, 7.9th in Maryland.
00:19
Multiple loud reports, 7.9th in Maryland.
00:22
Nothing for the zone 8 is clear.
00:25
4-6-2-2, Charlie.
00:27
2 running southbound, 7-9 and Drexel.
00:32
6.2, Charlie got 2 running southbound 7-9 and Drexso.
00:35
Any description?
00:39
Now you'll be boss.
00:41
And that's 4261, Charlie, that's calling it out, correct?
00:46
4-6-2, Charlie, 104-4-4-4-2 that was running southbound on Drexel from 7-9.
00:58
Correct.
01:02
7-9 and Dobson, 10-4[1], south-down.
01:11
24, Charlie, you have any calls for the area?
01:18
462, Charlie, we just got one ticket of shots prior to (number withheld) East 79 Street for 10 shots, nothing seen no further.
01:29
62 Charlie is on to the area.
01:37
602, Sam, go ahead.
01:40
Whatever they have happened looks like it's the place in the alley by their heralds on 79th.
01:46
We can't see anything but as everyone is reacting to the shots fire, that's the way they're looking.
01:51
The alley by the heralds on 79th in between cottage and Maryland.
01:56
10-4[1]. In between the alley of 79th of cottage and Maryland by the behind the heralds.
02:03
6-6-2-day.
02:05
6-6-2-dais.
02:11
According to bystanders on 7-9 and Maryland on the corner, they related they were shot at.
02:19
Uncooperative,
02:21
very high rate.
02:22
Don't want to give up any other information besides that.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).

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Near E 79th St, Chicago, IL 60619
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