CHICAGO (CBS) — Neighbors in the Northwest Side’s Irving Park community say they are hearing gunshots ring out on their streets—and police say it is happening because the area is in the middle of a gang war.
Police living in the area of Spaulding and Berteau avenues are sick and tired of waking up to the gang gunfire—and worse, they fear they could also now be in the crossfire.
A recent image shows a damaged car parked in Irving Park just last week.
“Shootings happened right over there, countless times,” said Jeff Zyijack.
Zyijack is tired of keeping track of the number of times gunfire either wakes him up or forces him to take cover.
“My concern when I started working from home was really like grass and taxes,” he said. “Now it’s shootings—and I don’t know what to do.”
Zyijack has lived near Spaulding and Berteau avenues for seven years. But within the last year, he has noticed something more than ever before.
“My frequency to call 911 has increased,” he said.