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Man suspected of shooting through sidewalk grate in Loop arrested

Shots were fired upward through a sidewalk grate from a restricted area near the State and Lake Red Line stop.

A man who allegedly fired a gun upward from a sidewalk-level sewer grate in the Loop on Monday morning has been arrested, Chicago police said.

The armed man entered a restricted CTA area near the State and Lake Red Line stop at 8:07 a.m. He then fired shots upward through a metal grate toward State Street, police said.

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No injuries were reported, and the man was arrested at the scene, police said.

A weapon was recovered, and charges are pending, police said.

There was no further information available.

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