Editor's Note: The Chicago Sun-Times reported an all-clear was issued later Monday evening. The latest update can be found here. Our original story continues below.
Chicago police are continuing to investigate after a report of shots fired sent shockwaves through Northwestern University’s downtown campus Monday.
According to Chicago police, officers responded to a call of shots fired near a campus building in the 300 block of East Chicago Avenue just after 9 p.m. Monday.
Those officers spoke to a witness who said there was a “large fight” in the street involving multiple assailants.
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During that altercation, a woman was seen pulling out a weapon and firing at least one shot. The crowd then fled the scene, according to Chicago police.
While Northwestern officials sent an alert to students, faculty and media that there were “assailants in custody” in connection with the incident, Chicago police indicated they had not taken any suspects into custody, and that the investigation remains ongoing.
No further information was immediately available.
