Crime & Safety
Guns Seized From Party Bus After 'Gang Funeral' At Mt. Hope
Chicago police seized six guns from a party bus that was leaving a gang funeral in Mount Greenwood.
CHICAGO, IL - Chicago police seized six firearms from what they describe as a "party bus" that was leaving a funeral at Mount Hope Cemetery in the city's Mount Greenwood neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. No one has been charged in the incident, which occurred around 3 p.m. in the 2500 block of West 115th Street according to police.
Members of the city's Gang Enforcement team conducted the stop of the bus, whose driver gave police consent to search the vehicle.
After several people exited the bus, police said the officers who made the stop found the firearms.
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22nd District police said the stop was made after a "gang funeral" that occurred at the cemetery.
Recovered from a vehicle leaving Mt Hope Cemetery following a gang funeral. Great job CPD Gang Enforcement Unit. pic.twitter.com/0isfH485Sk
— 22nd District - Morgan Park (@ChicagoCAPS22) August 28, 2018
Photo via Chicago Police Department
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