Crime & Safety
Shots Fired Near Skokie's New CTA Station
Almost a dozen squad cars responded to a shooting near the new CTA Oakton Stop in downtown Skokie. A picture shows about eight shots were fired at the scene. Police said there were no injuries.
About a dozen squad cars responded to a shooting near the new CTA Yellow Line station at Oakton Street and Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, around 5:00 p.m. Thursday, said Skokie police Sgt. John Moersfelder.
Witnesses told police that a male subject, standing on the north sidewalk of Oakton Street, displayed a semi automatic pistol and fired multiple times in the direction of a vehicle traveling westbound in the curb lane, police said. The offender then fled on foot from the scene.
The driver would ultimately stop a short distance from the initial shooting and both occupants were said to be uninjured, according to police. A total of eight shots were fired.
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Meanwhile, police have detained a man that they believe is connected to the shooting, they said. The initial investigation is said to be a possible domestic dispute between the victims and the offender, police said.
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Service on the Oakton Stop temporally stopped, but resumed about an hour later. The last police officer on scene left slightly before 7 p.m.
Hakim Wafaq, an employee at Marathon Gas Station at Skokie Boulevard and Oakton Street, told Skokie Patch that he did not hear any gunshots, but added that there was a lot of police activity around 5 p.m.
The CTA also noted that the alleged incident did not happen within the CTA Oakton Stop.
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