Driver shot at while driving near Central Park and Armitage, Chicago IL

Weapons

Reported: 11/8/2025 09:48 PM

Armitage & Central Park, Chicago, IL 60647

A driver reported being shot at while driving near Central Park and Armitage in Chicago. The driver stated that a black Acura may have been chasing him. Police searched the area for a crime scene and monitored the possible suspect vehicle last seen near Aldgild and Costner.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 12

01:45

Transcript:

00:00

The driver here said that he was going north on Central Park and turned left on Armitage when he was shot at.

00:08

And maybe there's been chasing him all over here.

00:13

Graham and your sister up.

00:15

Okay.

00:17

Okay. You said the driver said he fled north on Central and left on Armitage.

00:22

Okay. Are there maybe a crime scene over there? Do I have anyone that can check over there for a crime scene?

00:29

Central Park and Armitage.

00:33

Can I get a unit to check Central Park and Armitage for a crime scene?

00:39

25 O2Sand.

00:41

Where's the potential crime scene score, Cesar?

00:45

Central Park and Armitage.

00:52

10-4[1].

00:57

Your Boy, Cran, mobile with OG San, real quick.

01:01

Yeah, 6-3-boy, go ahead.

01:03

O2, stand for the mobile.

01:06

Go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead.

01:09

Hey, this guy's saying that he took Central Park and Armitage all the way down to Armitage and Grand, where the Dunkin' Donuts is, and that's when he saw a mark sliding in it.

01:23

You might be to check the cameras up and down Armitage.

01:26

He said there should be a black car that could be chasing him.

01:30

So it started at Central Park and Armitage.

01:34

We did observe a black Acura, and that's the one we had just given directions of flight.

01:39

It was last seen around Aldgild and Costner about maybe 25, 30 minutes ago.

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[1]

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Armitage & Central Park, Chicago, IL 60647

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