Weapons Seized After 5 Arrested at Wicker Park Party: Police

It was not immediately clear why police were called to the party or what kinds of weapons were found, police said

Published February 1, 2020 • Updated on February 1, 2020 at 10:34 am

Police arrested five people and seized multiple weapons Saturday after being called to a party in Wicker Park.

Officers responded shortly after 2 a.m. to the “large party” in the 1200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, according to Chicago police.

Overnight, #ChicagoPolice crashed a gang-related party in 1200 Blk of N. Milwaukee Ave & seized over 20 illegal guns. 5 people of interest have been detained & are being questioned by detectives. Trace investigation into guns to see if they are linked to other crimes is underway pic.twitter.com/vok8FO7HZ7
— Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) February 1, 2020

Five people were taken into custody at the scene and an unspecified number of weapons were seized, police said. It was not immediately clear why police were called to the party or what kinds of weapons were found.

Area North detectives are investigating.