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Chicago man charged in West Side shooting that prompted SWAT response

Lisa Nguyen
Reporter · Friday, November 6, 2026 at 4:14 PM · 1 min read
Chicago man charged in West Side shooting that prompted SWAT response — Naperville Schools news

A Chicago man has been charged with several felonies after police said he shot another man, prompting a SWAT response Wednesday in the Austin neighborhood.Andre Baker, 21, faces one count of aggravated battery with discharge of a firearm, two felony counts of resisting or obstructing a police officer, one count of unlawful use of a weapon and one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon without a Firearm Owner's Identification card.Chicago shooting and SWAT responsePolice said Baker was arrested around 10:18 a.m. in the 5200 block of West Race Avenue. He was identified as the person who allegedly shot a 29-year-old man minutes earlier in the 3600 block of West Lexington Street."This afternoon when I was getting off the Laramie bus, we saw police — it was like they were chasing a car. It was coming down from Chicago Avenue, and then they came down this way, and they turned down this street right here, which is Kinzie, and tried to go through this alley, but there was a milk truck ri

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