Northwestern University has lifted its “active threat” alarm after a car theft suspect was detained on his Chicago campus Monday afternoon, Chicago police said.
Officers pursuing the suspects tried to stop traffic near Jean Baptiste Point DuSable Lake Shore Drive and Chicago Avenue around 1:30 p.m., but the suspect fled the vehicle, police said.
The 19-year-old man crashed into the pavilion of the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Feinberg and was there for about 30 minutes before being detained, police said.
A gun was found in the car, police said. Accusations are pending.
A Chicago police officer is guarding the crime scene on Chicago Avenue and DuSable Lake Shore Drive, where a stolen vehicle was found on May 2, 2022. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)
No one was injured on the campus of Northwestern University, where the incident took place, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
The original theft of the car took place around 12:50 pm in the 2000 block on West Arthur Avenue in the West Rogers Park neighborhood, police said.
There was no more information about the theft of the car.
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