What's happening in Dixmoor? Police swarm neighborhood

We are going to check back in with Saquon, who is in Dixmoor right now, on the scene of some breaking news. All right, so Saquon, we left you here, we were hearing screaming. And, okay, what is going on behind you right now? There's a lot of distress happening among residents here in this neighborhood. And right now they are actually taking somebody into the ambulance, as you can see. So just behind those FBI agents who are standing there with, you know, machine guns kind of at the ready, there is somebody being transported into the back of this ambulance right now. We saw this person get put to the ground. This is kind of what these FBI agents were working on. I was talking about that earlier. They were focused on the ground there, and it was actually a person that was laying there. I know we also have a shot from up above that can kind of give you just an idea of how massive this presence is right now. I mean, you got flashing lights just about the entire street here, and even more officers are coming out here. This ambulance just got here, I believe there were more unmarked federal vehicles out here as well. We are also seeing a fire truck here on scene. And now they're actually, this is interesting, guys. They're actually taking out the yellow tape, which does indicate that an investigation will be happening. obviously could indicate some sort of police criminal scene. So that's something to be on watch for. I'm also seeing red tape being put up by the officer kind of on the left hand side of your screen. I'm not sure if we can see that Vic. We're trying our best to show you really everything from every angle at this point. But talking about the yelling here, we are choosing to not show them at this time. These people are in distress and it seems like they knew whoever was just loaded into the ambulance there. So there's a lot of questions being asked. And right now there's a lot of profanity being used. So I wanna make sure that we're keeping our distance here. But of course there's some frustration, there's a lot of confusion and I see a lot of people confused. I see a lot of people swearing at police, at authorities. I also did overhear somebody saying they shot my baby, but we are still working to confirm this. I mean, guys, at this point, we haven't heard a single thing from federal authorities or from Dixmoor police or from the Cook County Sheriff's Office who are here and have confirmed that they're assisting. We do know that flashbangs were used in this. We heard them ourselves and we were also hearing from residents that they heard things like gunshots, but it's unclear if they heard gunshots or if they heard flashbangs because those can sound both pretty similar, especially from a distance away. Right now, we're gonna try to walk away from some of this profanity shared here pretty close to us. But an officer here with the Cook County Sheriff's Office is here right now helping these officers put up crime tape and really they're blocking off this entire perimeter right now. So we're actually probably gonna have to find a different place as well. now, guys, the most important thing is, you know, it's unclear if, you know, what the extent of these injuries are. Obviously, someone being loaded into the back of an ambulance does indicate that there were injuries. We just don't know how serious. We don't know if anyone else was involved. We don't know if they're looking for somebody. I mean, these are the details that we're trying to find out and we'll work on getting that for you. But it's been very chaotic out here and incredibly intense. So I'll toss things back to you for now. Okay. We appreciate you being out there, please stay safe as they are putting up this scene. My question was when we joined you, I felt like we were seeing it happen in action. We were seeing some of those agents entering the home and now we're back and we're seeing someone being put into an ambulance. So does it look like that operation is still ongoing or does it look like they have entered the house and now they're out of it? I mean, what can you say about that portion of it? Yeah, Liz, it does seem like it's really slowed down. operation. I mean, when we first got here, I mean, let's just give you a shot at this the best we can. I know it's kind of blocked off by squad cars that are arriving and stuff. But when we first got here, Liz, that's a great point. This looked very intense from the moment we got here. We saw FBI agents poking their heads out of this armored vehicle with a machine gun literally at the ready pointing up at the sky. And this is typical when they have a situation where they have to gain entry for whatever reason. Now, what's interesting is we're not seeing much of that anymore. It seems like these officers are a little bit more relaxed, a little bit calmer in their demeanor right now than they were earlier. So that indicates, especially with these officers also now putting up this crime tape around this building that does indicate that maybe things are slowing down a little bit. And hopefully that is the case because there's a lot happening with very little information. They're also blocking off, it looks like the next door, The house next door as well, are you seeing that as well, guys? Yeah, we're seeing it from the air. I don't know if that house is connected. Yeah, it's hard to make out exactly what the perimeter is. Okay, yeah, so you guys have a better shot of that. Let me ask you this, and you may not be able to answer this, but those unmarked cars and the SWAT vehicle that we are seeing, when you got to the scene, did it feel to you, based on your experience as a reporter, that this was a response to something that happened overnight or this morning, or that this was some kind of pre-planned raid. It's, you know what, Anthony, it's so hard to say because I have covered many situations that include standoffs, that includes, you know, situations where, you know, SWAT might need to be out here or some sort of armored vehicle. Hey, Vic, can you pan over to your left a little bit? It looks like these authorities or some sort of investigator is now chatting with some of these residents. Look, again, there's been a lot of tension between these guys. So I just want to show you this shot here. What I'm overhearing is that the gentleman here in this kind of like zipper shirt, he's saying, I don't really know anything. That's what he's relaying. And it does seem like the residents here are just demanding some transparency. So it seems like they're not able to provide really the answers that they're looking for right now. But going back to your question, Anthony, I'll try to make this as quick as possible. I can't say for certain, and I don't necessarily know if it's really up to me to say. However, I will say I've never walked straight up to a scene where I've seen this many agents lined up. They all look like they knew what they were doing. It seemed very coordinated. So do with that information what you will. It doesn't seem like this was something that they just randomly pulled up on five minutes ago and said, okay, let's carry this out. So at this point, I mean, it's even unclear if the operation is over, right? I mean, we know that this has kind of, you know, died down a little bit, but, you know, there's still a heavy police presence here and more people are showing up. That includes, you know, people living in the Dixmoor area, so. And you know, say, I know that we're getting a different vantage point from the air. I remember you saying that they were putting someone in the back of an ambulance. Did that ambulance look like it pulled off? Because we're seeing another ambulance in the overhead shot. And I'm curious if it even pulled away with that person in the back of the ambulance. Is it still there? It is still there. Okay. That's interesting that it hasn't pulled away. I'm seeing it right now. I haven't lost sight of it for one second. Yeah, it looks like. Yeah, it is interesting. I mean, usually, typically when an ambulance is involved, it's such an emergency response that they load up the person and they usually go right away. I mean, typically when we get to these breaking news scenes, guys, I mean, the ambulance is already away and at the hospital, right? So that's how quickly these first responders usually move when it comes to these life saving measures typically what an ambulance is used for. So that's a very good point. We again, this same ambulance has been here since we saw it arrive and it looks like it's taking off at this point. It says the Posen Fire Department on the back of it, something to be mindful of. So that is on the way now with lights on, but we're not hearing any sort of sirens or anything like that. Yeah, so it's taking off as we speak. OK, say we'll be checking back in with you. We're going to go to a quick break right now. Say thank you for that reporting from that active scene right now. We will stay on top of that situation. It did appear as though CPR was being administered. It appeared that way at a certain point, at a certain point right before that individual was loaded into that ambulance. Again, that is South Suburban Dixmoor where that scene is unfolding. We're going to take a quick break. We'll be right back after this.