Multiple corridors of 127th Street in south suburban Blue Island were shut down on Friday afternoon as a heavy police presence was reported nearby.
Eastbound and westbound lanes of the street were closed between Sacramento and California avenues at around 4:05 p.m. due to police activity, according to a social media post from the Total Traffic and Weather Network.
Another portion of the street was shut down between Kedzie and Maple avenues, Total Traffic stated.
Video captured by a photographer at the scene showed an area blocked off by crime scene tape and a number of officers nearby.
Additional details on what led to the closures and large police response weren’t immediately available.
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