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Chicago man shoots 2 dogs, killing 1, prompting a CPD SWAT team search, won't face charges in the shooting

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Chicago man shoots 2 dogs, killing 1, prompting a CPD SWAT team search, won't face charges in the shooting

Chicago man shoots 2 dogs, killing one. A Chicago police SWAT team was dispatched looking for the man who ran into an apartment building after the shooting in Lakeview, Illinois on Tuesday afternoon, according to CPD.

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Witnesses reported that the dogs were being walked in an alley behind the 1000 block of West Oakdale avenue. when the man shot them around 1:45 p.m. An officer at the scene said an argument broke out between the gunman and a woman walking the dogs because they were not on leashes.

In a statement issued tonight, CPD said the 53-year-old man shot the dogs after they “continued to advance toward him in an aggressive manner” while off their leashes.

Police said a 45-year-old woman was walking the dogs when they rushed toward the man as he entered the alley from a nearby residence. He stepped back, but they continued to advance, prompting the man to shoot them “in fear for his safety.”

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Officers locked down the neighborhood after witnesses reported that a man shot two dogs and ran into a nearby apartment building.

A SWAT team searched the building, and officers contacted the man around 6 p.m. They determined that he was properly licensed to own and carry concealed firearms, the source said.

The dogs were taken to separate veterinary clinics, where one died, according to CPD. No charges are expected to be filed against the man who shot the two dogs.

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