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Man reported with gun near store on Ashland Avenue

Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 06
02:18
00:00
Units in seven on the citywide, we have a person with a gun at (number withheld) South Ashland Ave.
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W 63rd St & Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60636
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Police receive a report of a man with a gun near a store by Ashland Avenue and 63rd Street. The man is about 50 years old, dressed in black, and reportedly showed the gun when the caller asked for a lighter. Officers respond to the area, locate the scene near the Rainbow Store and the train entrance, and detain a person on Ashland Avenue.

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