Man seen walking on street with gun near Potomac and Menard, Chicago IL

Weapons

Reported: 11/8/2025 09:51 PM

N Menard Ave & W Potomac Ave, Chicago, IL 60651

Officers responded to a report of a man walking on the street near Potomac and Menard holding a gun. The man was described as wearing a black shirt and gray pants. Later, the man locked himself in a bathroom at a nearby gas station. No further details were provided at the time.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 12

02:20

Transcript:

00:00

For the Innocent 25 in the citywide we have a person with the guns with Pomek and Mennard Monard with Holmec color fits a male black wearing a black shirt gray pants is walking up and on the street with a gun in his hand nothing further is all clear

00:15

2535 Shores going.

00:19

2535, you're going to the person with the gun.

00:22

104 square.

00:25

Austin 4-1 landed 952 and out.

00:29

Austin 4-1, 23,

00:31

22 on the time.

00:37

2510. 2510.

00:39

2510.

00:41

Can you clear me so I can log on?

00:46

10 and 4.

00:52

For early, Innocent 25, I have a criminal touch that's in progress on the board.

00:55

The 6359 was grand at the gas station.

00:58

There's a mail to lock himself in a bed bathroom, nothing further.

01:02

2533.

01:04

2533.

01:08

Yeah, squire. You also put a point against the date on the box, please.

01:11

I notice I suppose it.

01:14

10, 4.0.

01:18

Sargent in 25.

01:23

25, 10, 99.

01:24

25, 10, 99.

01:29

25. 243.

01:32

2523. Can you fill a plate on 33 seconds?

01:38

Sure, go with the plate.

01:40

Frank Adam 590-81.

01:43

Should come back to a Mercedes.

01:44

10-4[1].

01:50

2513.

01:53

2513.

01:56

13.

01:58

Thank you guys right on this criminal trust back in progress.

02:00

It's the BP 6359 West Brand for a male that locked himself in the bathroom.

02:07

Time for us.

02:11

2535 squad, you can give a slowdown.

02:16

2535 giving a slowdown for Potomac and Menard and Potomac for the person with the guns.

02:20

Slow down.

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[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).

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N Menard Ave & W Potomac Ave, Chicago, IL 60651

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