Crime & Safety
Taser Deployed During Midway Airport Baggage Claim Fight: Police
A 27-year-old woman was arrested and charges are pending, Chicago Police News Affairs says. Video captures noisy melee in baggage claim area
.@WGNNews fight breaks out at Midway Airport baggage claim. Witnesses say, a person was tased. pic.twitter.com/SvPeqFEnug
A 27-year-old woman was arrested early Friday morning following what is being reported as a “big fight” in the baggage claim area. Chicago police were dispatched to the baggage claim area around 12:50 a.m. in response to an “incident,” according to Chicago Police News Affairs.
Travelers said there was a large fight reportedly involving “15 to 20 people.” A Chicago police officer deployed a Taser during the altercation, said Officer Nicole Trainor of Police News Affairs.
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Charges against the woman are pending. A video captured by a trainer shows police trying to bring the incident under control.
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