Men Fired Shots From Car, Drove Erratically, Escaped: Police

OSWEGO, IL — Police are still searching for people who officers first saw driving erratically and firing shots into the air Tuesday afternoon.

The Aurora Police Department said an officer responded to the 200 block of Hill Avenue for reports of gunshots at around 12:30 p.m. after seeing a vehicle driving erratically and one of its occupants shooting out of the window with an automatic weapon.

Another officer responding to the call spotted the vehicle and attempted to make a traffic stop, police said, but the vehicle did not stop.

"Officers pursued the vehicle into the Village of Oswego where the vehicle jumped a median and the officer lost sight of it," police said. "Moments later, officers located the vehicle with no one inside at the intersection of Waterbury Circle and Ogden Falls Boulevard in the Ogden Falls neighborhood in Oswego."

Police said detectives were given video from a local homeowner that showed the suspects running from the area where the vehicle was left and a firearm located in the suspects' flight path. In addition to officers on the ground, police said they have used a police airplane, drone and K-9 units to search for the men.

The APD provided descriptions of three of the people, all of whom are described to be in their 20s:

• Black male in his 20s with black dreadlocks, wearing a white T-shirt, grey sweatpants, red shoes.
• Black male in his 20s with black dreadlocks, wearing a navy sports jersey, black pants with a white stripe down the side, dark shoes.
• Black male in his 20s with short hair, wearing a white T-shirt, jean shorts, and white shoes, and may have black cap.

The investigation is still active and ongoing, police said, and detectives are following up on leads.

Officers requested that Ogden Falls residents stay inside their homes because the suspects were involved in a shots fired incident, police said.

Officers also requested a lockdown of Oswego East High School throughout the search, and though school was not yet back from summer break, some sports activities were canceled for the evening.

Police are still asking anyone with home video surveillance, doorbell cameras, or any other device that may have captured the incident or the suspects running to call the Aurora Police Department Investigations Division at 630-256-5500.