Crime & Safety
Gun Discharged During Scuffle At Oak Lawn Condo Complex: Police
Police trying to determine if the gun went off accidentally or during a struggle during an apparent altercation between two women.
OAK LAWN, IL — A gun was fired during an altercation between two women Monday afternoon at a condominium complex in Oak Lawn, police said.
Just before 5 p.m., officers went to the Lawncastle condominiums at 104th Street and Menard Avenue for a reported shooting. Two women got into an altercation in front of the building, during which a gun was produced, Oak Lawn Div. Gerald Vetter told Patch.
One round was discharged, and police are trying to find out if the gun went off accidentally or during a struggle. No one was injured.
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Police were seen talking to neighbors and putting numbered placards next to shell casings. Although one round was supposedly fired, there appeared to be two numbered placards next to where a shell casing or casings landed. The incident remains under investigation.
Patch will update this story if more information becomes available.
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