Shots fired in south Evanston

Someone fired a handgun at a 22-year-old’s car early Monday morning in south Evanston.

A 22-year-old Evanston resident was driving with two other men near the intersection of Mulford Street and Callan Avenue at about 3:45 a.m. when a tan minivan came up from behind them, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said.

After the two vehicles had stopped, the driver of the minivan and a passenger exited their vehicle and fired a handgun at the 22-year-old’s car, a 2013 Chevrolet Impala, striking the front passenger window, police said. The two men then returned to their vehicle and drove away.

Parrott said police did not respond to any shots fired calls at the time of the incident. Instead, the Evanston resident went into the police office afterward and reported the incident.

None of the three men in the car were Northwestern students, Parrott said.

Burglary attempted in central Evanston

Someone attempted to steal from a home in central Evanston on Sunday night.

An unknown person attempted to enter a townhouse in the 1900 block of Dodge Avenue at about 11:00 p.m., Parrott said. The two residents, a 39-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman, were in the home at the time. They said they heard the doorbell ring several times, as well as the sounds of someone trying to open the door. When the two residents turned on the lights in their home, the person fled. After an investigation following the event, police said someone broke the window to the basement. 

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