*Wow. What’s going on in Chicago?! One word: Looting.
In what appears to be a widespread, coordinated attack, dozens of stores, banks and other businesses were broken into across downtown Chicago overnight, reports CBS2. The looting spread from the Loop, up to the Near North Side.
The unrest started around 11 p.m. Sunday and continued into Monday morning. Video shows multiple cars parked on the streets as people ran out and broke into stores. Chicago Bears player Patrick Mannelly witnessed the looting from his high-rise condo and saw cars driving up to a U-Haul truck and putting stolen goods into the trailer.
“This was no accident; this wasn’t random,” Baker reported.
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The Gold Coast is being looted right now. What the hell is going on @chicagosmayor ? 3:11am. WTF! pic.twitter.com/SF0x4q6LIb
— Patrick Mannelly (@PatrickMannelly) August 10, 2020
Here’s MORE via CBS2:
On Sunday on the South Side, chaos erupted in Englewood after police shot a suspect. Officers shot and wounded a suspect who was firing at them in Englewood Sunday afternoon, police said. Video showed crowds gathering about an hour later that led to tense moments with police. CPD Supt. David Brown confirmed the overnight looting was a coordinated response to the police involved shooting in Englewood.
Bridges surrounding The Loop are closed to traffic. Expressway ramps leading into the downtown area are also shut down.
At one point, police were making an arrest near Lake and Michigan, when somebody drove past and shot at the officers. Police returned fire. No officers were injured and it was unclear if anybody inside the car was struck by gunfire.
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