Chicago, IL – A fast-moving Halloween night operation by the Citywide Robbery Task Force led to the arrest of a 20-year-old male and the recovery of a semi-automatic rifle equipped with a machine gun conversion device, police said Friday.
According to the Chicago Police Department, officers were conducting a Robbery Enforcement Mission on October 31, 2025, when they heard reports of shots fired near 59th Street and Indiana Avenue. Responding to the call, task force members saw the suspect clutch his waistband before attempting to flee on foot.
Officers pursued and detained the man without incident a short time later in a backyard along the 5800 block of South Indiana Avenue. During a search of the area, police recovered a semi-automatic rifle with a high-capacity magazine and an illegal conversion device that turned the weapon into a fully automatic firearm.
Investigators say digital evidence linked the suspect to the recovered weapon and ammunition. The man, whose name was not immediately released, faces several felony charges, including unlawful use of a weapon—rifle under 16 inches, unlawful use of a weapon—machine gun/auto weapon, and aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon by a person under 21.
Police credited the quick actions of the Robbery Task Force and 2nd District officers for removing a dangerous weapon from Chicago’s streets.
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