Illegal Glock Switch Found After Austin Gunfire Sparks Emergency 10-1 Call

Backpack with AK‑47‑style pistol found after burst of gunfire

LOWELL — Police say a backpack holding an AK‑47‑style pistol was found behind a Walnut Street home after a burst of overnight gunfire last month, part of an investigation that left three vehicles struck by bullets and more than a dozen shell casings scattered across the roadway.

Illegal Glock Switch Found After Austin Gunfire Sparks Emergency 10-1 Call

Chicago police were canvassing for victims and evidence after a person was shot during a large gathering near Ferdinand and Lawler in the Austin neighborhood early Sunday, August 9, when officers spotted a Jeep driving the wrong way down a one-way street. The traffic stop that followed turned up multiple loaded handguns, including a Glock 17 fitted with an illegal auto switch that lets a semi-automatic pistol fire like a machine gun. The occupan…