Minutes after reported shooting in Chicago, crowd twerks & taunt cops

CHICAGO — “10-1” is among the most serious calls you’ll hear police make over the radio. It indicates a police officer’s life is at risk and an immediate response is needed.

“Shots fired! Shots fired!” was the call over police radio as a large crowd gathered late Saturday night near the intersection of Gladys and Hoyne on the Near West Side.

“Multiple shots! Multiple shots fired!” said an officer over the radio. “Get everybody over here – give me long guns.”

Police swarmed the scene and determined no officers were shot at – or hit – according to a department spokesperson.

A transcript of police scanner traffic in the minutes that followed showed confusion over what had happened.

“The story we heard from the crowd in the last 15 minutes is some drunk female picked up a gun and fired it into the air,” said one officer over the radio. “I don’t know if we have that witness or not, but that’s the story out here. There were a couple other people out there getting shot at.

olice radio traffic also indicated a woman had been shot in the stomach and transported to a local hospital.

While shootings and murders get most of the attention in Chicago – the incident also underscored another behavior that’s experiencing a rapid rise: Disrespect directed at those whose job is to serve and protect.

As officers tried to disperse the large crowd, video from the scene showed several women dancing in front of police cars......
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WGN 06/19/2023