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Chicago police seized more than a dozen rifles and assault weapons on Thursday from a home in the Hegewisch neighborhood, police said.
The weapons were found after officers executed a search warrant in the 12900 block of South Exchange Avenue, police said. Thirteen rifles and assault weapons, eight handguns and hundreds of rounds of military ammunition were found.
A man living in the home took responsibility for the weapons and was taken into custody, said South Chicago District Lt. Maurice Richards.
Charges had not been filed on Thursday evening.
The Southeast Side has seen a rise in gang violence, and police were concerned the weapons would be sold or stolen, Richards said.
Police do not believe the man was involved in gangs, he said.
