Gun Pointed At State Rep. Edward Acevedo

CHICAGO (CBS) - An Illinois state representative says he had a gun pointed pulled on him on the city's Near Southwest Side.

The incident happened at 10:15 p.m., Friday. State Rep. Edward Acevedo (D-Chicago) was on the sidewalk in the 2500 block of South Oakley Avenue in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood when a van pulled up and pulled a gun at him.

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The person did not fire the gun.

Acevedo loudly announced that he was a state lawmaker, and the van "took off,'' police said.

Acevedo was not hurt and police said it appeared to be an isolated incident.

The van, described only as white with a brown stripe, fled north and then east from the Oakley address.

Harrison Area detectives are investigating, and do not have a motive.

The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.