CHICAGO - A tow truck driver told Chicago police he was threatened with a gun Wednesday night on the South Side, leading officers to take three people into custody and recover a gun.

What we know:

Police said the incident began around 10:45 p.m. in the 7200 block of S. Paulina St.

A 28-year-old tow truck driver was attempting to tow a vehicle when a dark-colored vehicle approached him. The driver began to leave, but the other vehicle followed, according to police.

The tow truck driver drove to the 1400 block of W. 71st St. and flagged down officers, telling them someone in the pursuing vehicle had pointed a gun at him.

Officers later spotted the vehicle matching the description and stopped it. Police said they took a 49-year-old man, a 49-year-old woman, and a 26-year-old woman into

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