Police: Gun pointed at Illinois state legislator

[January 17, 2011]  CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago police say someone pointed a handgun at a member of the Illinois House.

Authorities say Democratic state Rep. Edward Acevedo wasn't injured in the Friday night incident. Police say someone in a van pointed the gun at the legislator before the vehicle pulled away. It happened on Chicago's west side.

Acevedo has been in office since 1997 and is serving his seventh term. He is assistant majority leader of the Illinois House.

Police say no arrests have been made and investigators did not have a motive.

[Associated Press]

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