Authorities confiscated weapons and ammunition from a automotive on the United Center on Sunday earlier than the beginning of the NBA All-Star Game.
A 2019 black Yukon Denali drove into the loading dock checkpoint space of the world about 6:45 p.m. and stopped to be checked out by a bomb-sniffing canine earlier than dropping off its passengers, Chicago police mentioned.
The K9 “detected a possible hit and warranted further investigation,” police mentioned. Passengers had been advised to stay contained in the automotive, however they grabbed their issues, obtained out and walked towards the United Center, saying they had been a part of the half-time present.
While looking out the automobile, officers discovered two loaded weapons and bins of dwell ammo within a army type backpack, police mentioned.
The driver advised investigators he didn’t know who the backpack belonged to or what was inside, police mentioned. He had two weapons on him, however he had a legitimate hid carry license and a legitimate FOID card.
No arrests had been reported, and authorities had been unable to find out who the weapons within the backpack had been registered to, police mentioned.