Bullets Fly Over Cicero Avenue In Crestwood, 1 In Custody: Police

CRESTWOOD, IL — Bullets flew over Cicero Avenue Wednesday morning, Crestwood police said. One person is in custody.

The shooting unfolded just before 10:30 a.m. near 137th Street and Cicero Avenue. Chief Kevin Sisk, of the Crestwood Police Department, told Patch that three people got out of a car in the parking lot of a car wash and started shooting into traffic. It is unknown what the trio was shooting at.

Bullets struck the McDonald’s restaurant and a uniform store in the 13700 block of South Cicero. Two buildings were also struck. Thirty shell casings were recovered at the scene.

The three then fled through Midlothian and Posen, police said. The vehicle was pursued to 150th Street and Seely Avenue in Harvey. All three occupants bailed and took off running, according to police. A police helicopter followed the suspects’ vehicle, where an officer aboard the aircraft claimed to have seen one of the trio drop a gun. The gun was eventually recovered by police.

The person seen dropping the gun from the helicopter was apprehended, police said. The other two suspects remain at large. Charges are pending for the suspect in custody.