A 61-year-old Evanston resident was charged with domestic battery Wednesday after hitting his girlfriend in the face, police said.

The incident occurred at the 47-year-old victim’s residence in the 1400 block of Florence Avenue, Evanston Police Department spokesman Perry Polinski said. Police received a call at 9:30 a.m. reporting that the couple had gotten into an argument, and the man hit his girlfriend in the face several times, Polinski said.

Polinski said officers spotted and picked him up in the 1400 block of Asbury Avenue.

The man is due in court on March 9, police said.

Caller reports hearing shots fired Thursday afternoon

An anonymous 911 caller reported hearing shots fired in the area of the 2200 block of Darrow Avenue on Thursday afternoon, police said.

Police received the call around 2 p.m. Thursday, Polinski said. Once police arrived on the scene, Polinski said they spoke to a 44-year-old female resident who reported hearing two shots fired, but she said she thought the sound came from a few blocks south.

Polinski said police checked the area and found no evidence of the shots. EPD received no other calls about the incident, he said.

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