Chicago restricted access to downtown by raising its bridges early Monday after a night of widespread looting and insurgency that left more than 100 people arrested and at least 13 policemen injured.
The unrest was prompted by a social media post urging people to convert in the Chicago business district after police shot a man on the South Side around 2.30pm Sunday.
A pedestrian walks across Michigan Ave., Monday, August 10, 2020, past a police department car, a few blocks north of the elevated Michigan Ave. bridge across the Chicago River following overnight vandalism in Chicago.
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Officers responded to a call about a person with a gun near Englewood and tried to confront someone who matched the description in an alley. The man fled on foot from officers and shot at them, police said.
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A video posted on Facebook at about 6.30pm falsely stated that officials had shot and killed a 15-year-old boy. The video shows overcrowded residents confronting officers in the vicinity of the scene where officers shot and injured an adult suspect they said had been shot at them.
The suspect was taken to a hospital after treatment and was expected to recover. Three officers were also brought to observation after observation.
A jogger crosses the elevated Dearborn Street bridge over the Chicago River on Monday, August 10, 2020 after overnight vandalism in Chicago.
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At 12:20 a.m. Monday, hundreds of people descended on downtown Chicago, smashed the windows of businesses and made do with brands, ATMs and everything they could carry, police said.
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By morning, the city had raised its bridges across the Chicago River to prevent more unrest. Illinois State Police had blocked some highway disasters in downtown, while CTA had stopped train and bus services. Access was restored later in the day.
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown told reporters Monday that access to downtown again tonight will be restricted from 8 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Chicago police officers are reflected in a broken window as they gather outside a Apple Store that was vandalized last night near Lincoln Park in Chicago on Monday, August 10, 2020.
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A similar plan was put in place earlier in the summer, following widespread unrest following the death of George Floyd police in Minneapolis in late May.
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Brown said there will be a heavy police presence Monday in downtown Chicago, with officers working 12-hour shifts and no days off “until further notice.”
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Brown said the suspect, who was shot by officers, had a long criminal history, including arrests for domestic battery and child abuse. He said a gun was repaired at the scene.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
