CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A person located a "likely live" WWII artillery shell in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, police said.
According to police, the WWII artillery shell was found in the 3000 block of W. 38th Pl. earlier this week.
District personnel responded to the scene and summoned the bomb squad, police said on Twitter.
Earlier this week a WWII artillery shell was located by a resident on the 3000 block of W. 38th Pl. District personnel responded, and summoned the bomb squad. They removed it to an alternate location after x-raying it and determining it was likely live. #CPDMediaCar pic.twitter.com/z85b26plqV
— Chicago Police (@Chicago_Police)
July 24, 2020 Police said the bomb squad removed it from the scene to an alternate location.
After x-raying the artillery shell, police determined it was "likely live."
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