Firearm found in bag at shelter on South Yale, Chicago IL


At a shelter near South Yale, two intoxicated women were reported fighting but police were not needed. Later, a firearm was found inside a book bag left in the hallway by an unknown owner. The gun was reported by a shelter worker named (name withheld).
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 06
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Transcript:
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So I have two jobs here at near South Yale.
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First caller was for (name withheld).
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She was reporting two women trying to fight each other.
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There were no weapons and they were intoxicated.
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For this one, she called back, stated that police were no longer needed.
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But we also had a gun turn-in call for the same location, stating that they found a firearm inside of a book bag that was left in the hallway.
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Don't know who the owner was and the caller for the gun turn-in was a female named (name withheld) that was a worker for the shelter.
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I'm going to throw the assault on the box and then I'll throw the bend turn in in the stack as well.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Yale Ave, Chicago, IL 60621
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