Man shoots at CTA bus at 95th Street Red Line station, Chicago IL


A man wearing a white t-shirt and black backpack fired a gun at a CTA bus near the 95th Street Red Line station. Police responded quickly, detained a suspect matching the description on a train, and recovered the weapon. A silent alarm on the bus was also activated during the incident.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 09
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Transcript:
00:00
I got any units near back for the CTA bus alarm[1]?
00:04
Real Land 95th Street.
00:07
I'm sorry, who is that?
00:11
Probably five days in Memphis.
00:13
All right.
00:17
Five twenty three.
00:21
Five twenty three.
00:28
If that's suspicious person doesn't turn into anything,
00:33
take that criminal damage the property at Roseland.
00:41
531, Robert.
00:44
531, Robert.
00:46
5-2-0.
00:49
A missing.
00:52
11957 Stewart. Can you see Ms. Kimberly?
00:58
I'm sorry, doing my page for this person's staff.
01:06
I'm sorry, 31, Robert, you still doing the paper?
01:11
I could give the paper for the person's staff I had earlier.
01:19
595, David.
01:22
Go ahead.
01:25
He was a suspect that shot at the bus.
01:31
He's on six-side in the terminal if they want to be a six-side in time of them.
01:40
Is this related to the bus alarm[1]?
01:44
Yes, what?
01:47
You have a description?
01:49
The description's white t-shirt with a book bag.
01:55
Black backpack.
01:57
White t-shirt, black backpack.
02:00
And the subject is male, female, black, white, and Hispanic.
02:05
Male one?
02:07
The train's on moving one.
02:12
We get a couple of additional units.
02:14
Can I get a couple more cars, please?
02:17
Real land, 95th Street.
02:21
585, David is on scene looking for a subject involved in a CTA, bus alarm[1], male one, and a white t-shirt and a black backpack. Can I get a couple more cards, please? 585.
02:31
David is on scene at the rearline 95th Street.
02:36
Robbie, how else?
02:39
I'm sorry, who is that?
02:42
585, Charlie.
02:45
Thank you.
02:47
585, Adam, you can turn one the five.
02:55
Five hundred five days.
03:01
Go ahead.
03:03
Black baseball cap, white shirt, black jeans, black backpack.
03:12
Black baseball cap, white t-shirt, black jeans, black baseball cap. White t-shirt.
03:16
Black jeans.
03:20
Black baseball cap.
03:27
Be advised, I'm now getting a ticket that says there's an unknown male in a white t-shirt on with a gun that shot at the bus. I'm not sure if that subject you guys are looking for is this subject, but he matches the description of a person with a gun[2], all you in the shoes, caution.
03:46
Let me get some more cards, red line 95th Street, please.
03:54
2440. What's that way?
04:01
The unit in the citywide report of a person with a gun[2], rail line 95th Street, Mezzanine area, got a mail of an unknown race, white t-shirt, shot at the CTA bus armed with a gun.
04:11
Bivaz, we also had a silent CTA bus alarm[1], mail matching the same description.
04:16
CTA bus 1,5.01, silent bus alarm[1] was activated.
04:20
With the subject wearing a black baseball cap, white t-shirt, black jeans, black backpack. No further details, the info's on that. Radio station clear.
04:30
595 for one detain.
04:33
595 has one detain, one detain for five 95. Well,
04:39
you got them detained?
04:41
On the train.
04:43
Did you say a weapon recovered also?
04:49
Tenforth.
04:50
Weapon recovered.
04:52
Weapon recovered.
04:58
Once again, all units, slow it down. CTA rearline, slow it down, one-five west on 95th Street. Slow it down.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
bus alarm: Emergency alarm activation on a transit bus (e.g., CTA) indicating potential disturbance or emergency
[2]
person with a gun: Report of a person observed or suspected to be armed with a firearm.
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Location mentioned:
95th Street Red Line Station, Chicago, IL 60620
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