False alarm of shots fired at Hyde Park High School, Chicago IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 08/28/2025 01:04 PM (PDT)

Hyde Park High School, Chicago, IL 60637

A report of shots fired inside Hyde Park High School prompted a police response. After investigation, it was found that no shooting occurred. The noise was caused by an M-80 firework set off near the school, making the initial alarm a false one.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 07

05:18

Transcript:

00:00

302 Sam, just regarding that shuts fire to call, looking at the cameras in that area around the school and everybody seems to be walking around orderly at for dismissal right now.

00:11

I'll update you if I see anything else.

00:13

All right, time for our Perth, 302, Samu's looking at the cameras, everyone's walking normally.

00:16

Someone catches busy, but we are now getting a ticket for an A-tip[1] there, 63rd in Stoney at Hydeck High School.

00:20

Candace has a student ran up there and said someone in the school was shooting.

00:23

The caller didn't hear any shots fired, and no one fell on the shooter.

00:26

301, can you repeat that?

00:27

We first got a ticket for shots fired at Hyde Park High School, now on A-Tip, 63rd in Stoney at Hyde Park High School, student ran up to the caller and said that someone inside the school is shooting, they don't have any description on the shooter.

00:38

302 Sam.

00:39

302 Sam. Yeah, for whoever goes there, they could always go and check on the 62 to 63rd and Harper block.

00:45

Definitely see kids gathering, but I can't really see what's going on because I'm blocked by trees.

00:52

But it does look like staff is also there.

00:54

Okay, time for her.

00:55

Okay, I'll tell me over itself.

00:57

Who's coming in? No,

00:58

we can't hear you. It's all wind.

00:59

375 in route.

01:00

375 in row, 104.

01:01

We have anyone else going over there? Hyde Park High School, 62220 Southstone.

01:05

No other station on the road there.

01:07

We couldn't copy you.

01:08

Someone cut you out.

01:09

All available units are headed off.

01:10

Three David, thirteen, you can probably just have, see everybody going over there.

01:15

All right, ten point.

01:16

Three, one, two, so far.

01:17

Three, one, two, ten.

01:18

Three, one, two, ten. Three, David, ten, ten point.

01:20

Three David ten, ten point.

01:21

Three David's 12, we stood down.

01:22

Three David 12, you're on scene, giving a slowdown.

01:24

Three David 12, please.

01:25

Put us in route.

01:26

Put us in route, 104.

01:28

300, David, shall be calling.

01:29

300, David, 1040.

01:30

13, shall we go.

01:32

13, shall we go.

01:33

313, September. 6.1, David.

01:34

Sure. I did a high park on 124.

01:36

That's 261, David.

01:38

All right.

01:39

X-R3223.

01:40

X-R322. Can you move back on the job, please?

01:44

Yes, I'm sorry.

01:45

You call me if you're currently on the entrance.

01:47

I'm sorry, who's coming in?

01:48

Three day to return.

01:49

I was going to be tired.

01:50

You need to be clear in the east intersection.

01:52

All I hear is your tire in three day of ten.

01:53

Just make sure they're clear on the intersections.

01:55

All right, sound part.

01:56

Make sure you're leaving the intersections clear at High Park High School 62220 Tostony.

01:59

302 Sam.

02:00

3.0.2, Sam.

02:01

Could you find out by chance why CFDs over there at the school?

02:04

Yeah, I was just looking.

02:05

They're doing,

02:06

it says it's a box check, but we're going to call just to confirm.

02:08

We want something on seeing.

02:10

What are you? 3.12, I got Tronteen.

02:11

We don't have a good location for anyone.

02:13

It just says that it was inside the school.

02:15

Anything? Anything? I don't have hard. Negative. We have no information. It's all third party. A student approach an anonymous call at the first time.

02:26

312. Hold on, we're stepping all over each other. 3 David 13. We stepped all over each other. 3 David 13. Can you go again? We stepped all over each other. 3 David 13. Can you go again? 3. David 13. You can disregard over here. It was not any shooting. It was an M-80 that was set all this out of the school.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

A-tip: Anonymous Tip

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