Crime & Safety

Police Investigating Shots Fired in Air Near Madison Junior High Tuesday

Police are searching for more information regarding shots being fired near a Naperville school Tuesday.

Naperville Police are investigating reports of shots being fired in the air near Madison Junior High School in east Naperville.

The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Fairoak Road and River Oak Drives, west of the school, which is located at 1000 River Oak Dr. Police responded to the area after reports of shots being fired in the air from a white, late-model Chevrolet pickup truck, according to the Naperville Police Department.

Police said several witnesses saw a white, younger male adult fire three shots in the air from a black handgun, according to the police department.

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Police searched the area, but did not find anything.

Any information regarding this incident can be reported to the Naperville Police Department Investigations Division at 630-420-6726 or Naperville Crime Stoppers at 630-420-6006.

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