Man without shirt hits pedestrians on West Devon, Chicago IL


Radio dispatchers report a shirtless man striking people on the street at 2234 West Devon Avenue. Police and ambulance were called, and an ambulance later transported the man to St. Francis.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 11
00:57
Transcript:
(name withheld) in 24, please. 2430. (name withheld), good afternoon. I have to put in a quick backlog. 99. Thank you. All right, getting another call in regards to that mail block over on Devon. Looks like he just struck another person. 2234 West Devon Battery in Progress[1]. mail block, (name withheld), no shirt on. He's just hitting random people on the street. 423. 423. Can we get a call back for entry? 10-4. 24. 423. It looks like Ambo 73 ended up going there on like the third call, and they took him over to St. Francis.
(name withheld) in 24, please. 2430. (name withheld), good afternoon. I have to put in a quick backlog. 99. Thank you. All right, getting another call in regards to that mail block over on Devon. Looks like he just struck another person. 2234 West Devon Battery in Progress[1]. mail block, (name withheld), no shirt on. He's just hitting random people on the street. 423. 423. Can we get a call back for entry? 10-4. 24. 423. It looks like Ambo 73 ended up going there on like the third call, and they took him over to St. Francis.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Battery in Progress: An assault or physical attack is actively occurring
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Location mentioned:
Near W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60659
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