Riot with battery victim blocks Garfield and Wells area, Chicago IL


A riot occurred near Garfield Blvd and Wells St in Chicago. The area was blocked due to a battery incident where the victim was seriously injured. Traffic and buses were rerouted around the scene.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 07
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Transcript:
00:00
And just information, guys, coming from the 9th District. Looks like they had a battery over by Garfield and Wells area.
00:06
Looks like the victim is not doing too great.
00:08
They are blocking the area. All buses will be rerouted in case you guys have anything coming in their way near Garfield and Wells is blocked off. The 9th District does have it blocked off.
00:24
And also be advised, looks like this is part of a riot or something of that nature.
00:29
So ISP is stopping the run, so traffic on the round will be halted as well.
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