Chicago police were searching for a man armed with an axe who damaged several Chicago firefighters’ vehicles outside a fire station in the city’s Englewood neighborhood.
At around 6 a.m. on Friday, Chicago police were called to Chicago Fire Department Engine Company 84, near West 59th Street and South Lafayette Avenue, after damage was reported to seven vehicles. Patrick Quane, a spokesman for the Chicago Firefighters Union, said firefighters heard commotion and went to investigate. Once outside, they saw a man swinging an axe at their vehicles before fleeing westbound.
Footage captured at the scene showed Chicago police and firefighters examining the damage.
A side window in one SUV was shattered, while several other vehicles sustained dents and puncture marks…