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A Media Major Incident Notification issued February 15, 2026, lists a person shot in the 1700 block of North Paulina (24th District) at approximately 4:00 p.m.
The incident actually occurred in the 7700 block of North, meaning the public report is off by roughly 60 blocks.
But the district is correct — the address is not.
This isn’t a minor typo.
Location accuracy is one of the most basic pieces of public-safety information. When official reports misplace shootings by miles, it raises obvious questions about data reliability and transparency.
CPD communications staffing, often filled by people without deep neighborhood familiarity, is a factor in recurring errors on the department’s public incident pages.
And this isn’t the first time.
Past reporting discrepancies, delayed updates, and mischaracterized incidents show a pattern in how crime information is presented to the public.
Past Examples of Misinformation
Krystal Rivera — initially reported as shot by offenders — was later revealed to have been shot in the back by her own partner, raising questions about early official narratives. Early CPD reports and records sent to the Illinois Department of Labor indicated she was shot by an armed or barricaded suspect.
Details of the shooting, including who fired the shots, remained unclear in early briefings. Superintendent Larry Snelling said detectives were obtaining a search warrant for the apartment where the incident occurred.
At an overnight press conference, Snelling said officers were trying to stop an individual suspected of having a firearm in the 8200 block of South Drexel when he ran into a nearby apartment around 9:50 p.m.
It was not publicly confirmed she was unintentionally shot by a fellow officer until late the following day.
Garfield Green Line CTA shooting (Jan 13, 2026) was labeled a block and a half away from the scene and initially failed to note the incident was CTA-related.
In the Bethany MaGee 2025 train immolation, CPD first reported she was involved in a confrontation with her attacker, stating:
A 26-year-old female was on a CTA train when she was involved in a verbal altercation with an approximately 45-year-old male. That altercation became physical when the offender poured a liquid onto the victim and ignited it.
https://www.chicagopolice.org/mins/?query-12-page=39&cst
That description remains on the CPD website.
What surveillance and court records show …
Surveillance and federal court records indicate the attacker approached Bethany MaGee from behind while she was seated, poured a liquid over her, and attempted to ignite it. She fought him off and tried to flee as he ignited the bottle and used it to set her on fire.
MaGee was engulfed in flames and attempted to extinguish the fire by rolling on the train floor before exiting at the Clark & Lake station, where she collapsed on the platform and received aid.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/media/1419031/dl?inline
CPD communications are staffed largely by people without deep ties to Chicago neighborhoods — in some cases former out-of-town reporters — a structure that raises concerns about both accuracy and how crime information is framed before reaching the public.
The difference between what was first reported and what actually happened is not semantic — it’s structural.
The pattern stretches from the Laquan McDonald cover-up into the so-called police reform era under the Johnson administration, and it appears to be worsening.
Many working in CPD communications are failed out-of-town reporters looking for work and easily told what to do rather than doing what’s right.
Looking for a check rather than serving the public — a recurring theme, critics say, in the Johnson administration.
Get paid and look the other way.
If the most visible, straightforward facts — like where a shooting happened — can be wrong, it’s fair to ask:
What else gets lost, softened, or misreported before the public ever sees it … HiHo
SubX.News® On-the-Spot-Reporting
Lawrence Reed Criminal Complaint 25CR744
Jason Van Dyke Proffer 15-CR-20611
17-yr-old shot … Jonquil & Paulina Sunday Afternoon Far Northside Chicago
— SubX.News® (@SubxNews) February 16, 2026
Reported Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 5:22 PM
… on Feb. 15, 2026, at approx. 4:00 p.m., a 17-year-old male victim was near the sidewalk when he was struck in the thigh area by gunfire. [address… pic.twitter.com/VJSLskFqHx
