Widespread looting and police clashes in downtown Chicago were captured on video early Monday, in response to a police-involved shooting that Sunday injured a suspect in his late teens as early as 20s.
Fox 32 Chicago reported that the shooting happened Sunday afternoon in the Englewood neighborhood of the city. An audience arose that ran against the police and eventually started dragging things towards the officers. Police told the Chicago Tribune that someone spread the baseless rumor that it was a child who was hit.
A police officer told the station that an officer sustained a shoulder injury during the confrontation and one of the police cars had his windows broken. The tension continued through the night.
Police initially responded to a report from a man with a gun and chased the suspect. Police said the suspect turned around and fired at the pursuing officers who returned fire. The condition of the suspect was not known. The Chicago Tribune reported that a weapon was found at the scene.
The situation seemed to continue to intensify and reportedly led to widespread unrest across the city, including the Magnificent Mile.
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Andy Ngo, the conservative journalist, took to Twitter to say “BLM-inspired uprising and looting happen tonight in Chicago.” He wrote that the police “look completely overwhelmed.”
Ryan Baker, an anchor for CBS Chicago, also tweeted, “Absolute chaos in downtown Chicago with more looting overnight and vandalism in the Loop. Apparently to be coordinated deployment with minimal police presence. ”
Social media users posted videos of hundreds of people looting Nordstrom, Walgreens, Macy’s, Coach, Gucci and Louis Vuitton. The Chicago Police Department did not immediately respond to a Fox News email.
The city had another great weekend that included three deaths. At least 35 people were shot dead.
From January 1 to the end of July, there were 440 murders in Chicago and 2,240 people were shot, including many of the dead, according to statistics released Saturday by the police department.
There were 290 killers and 1,480 shootings, including people killed, in the first seven months of last year.
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President Trump recently announced that he was sending federal agents to Chicago, to help local authorities combat such crime as part of an operation that began last year.
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wrote back in a letter to the White House, writing: “We need you, as President, to take the lead in implementing meaningful legislation on common sense guns that you have so far. refuse. “
The Associated Press contributed to this report