Police in Chicago said 100 people were arrested and 13 officers were injured after hundreds smashed windows, stole from stores and clashed with police early Monday …
Police in Chicago said 100 people were arrested and 13 officers were injured after hundreds smashed windows, stole from stores and clashed with police early Monday in Chicago’s Magnificent Mile shopping district and other parts of the city’s downtown. About 400 officers were dispatched to Chicago’s downtown area after seeing posts on social media encouraging a “caravan” of cars to engage in looting, Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown said at a news conference Monday. At one point, shots were fired at police and officers returned fire. “This was not an organized protest rather this was an incident of pure criminality,” Brown said. “This was an act of violence against our police officers and against our city.” Along the Magnificent Mile, people were seen going in and out of stores carrying shopping bags full of merchandise as well as at a bank, the Chicago Tribune reported, and as the crowd grew vehicles dropped off more people in the area.
