Chicago police arrested a suspect who disarmed a safety guard at a Little Italy park and fired a gunshot, prompting a response from a SWAT group on Saturday, police mentioned.
The incident was reported at round 9 a.m. at Fosco Park, 1312 S. Racine Ave. In response to police, a safety guard tried to escort a 23-year-old man off of the property after he refused to go away. An altercation then ensued, and the suspect managed to achieve management of the safety guard’s gun, police mentioned. The suspect fired a shot, and at that time, the safety guard referred to as police.
Nobody was struck by gunfire, authorities mentioned.
Chicago law enforcement officials and a SWAT group responded to the scene. The suspect was taken into custody with out additional incident, and prices had been pending as of Saturday afternoon, police mentioned.
Footage captured by an NBC Chicago photojournalist confirmed a number of law enforcement officials on the scene and an space cordoned off by crime scene tape.
Space Three detectives had been investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The Chicago Park District launched the next assertion Saturday afternoon:
“The security of the Chicago Park District’s employees and patrons is paramount. The District is working carefully with the Chicago Police Division to deal with the incident involving a person who accessed the Fosco Park fieldhouse throughout non-operation hours that resulted in a gun being discharged within the constructing. Fortuitously, nobody was injured. According to our course of to maximise security efforts, the Park District will conduct a radical overview of all info from the Chicago Police investigation as properly every other particulars about this incident, together with all related security insurance policies and procedures.”
