Blotter: Police investigate shots fired
June 25, 2018
Evanston Police Department officers reported two shots fired and recovered one shell casing following the shots Saturday around 6:50 p.m., Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said.
The officers were in the Darrow Avenue and Lyons Street area when they responded to the shots. Officers checked the area and found one shell casing at the intersection of Dewey Avenue and Emerson Street, Glew said.
The victim’s mother reported to police that her son and two other juveniles were walking north on Dewey Avenue when they were shot at, Glew said. Nobody was hit.
Glew said the case is under further investigation by EPD and they’re working to “identify the offenders.”
Police respond to call about man with a gun
Police answered a call about a man with a gun in the 1800 block of Brummel St. around 1:00 p.m., Saturday, Glew said. The caller reported the individual exited his car with a gun in his waistband.
Police checked the area and didn’t locate a gun. Glew said the EPD has no information on the caller or the offender.
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