Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she's implemented a community protection program—a lockdown with massive police presence—that will be in place “for foreseeable days until we know our neighborhoods are safe.”
Thirteen officers were injured, including a sergeant who was attacked with a bottle, and at least two civilians were shot during the unrest after midnight Sunday, in the early hours of Monday morning, as hundreds overran the city's upscale Magnificent Mile shopping district and surrounding areas with vandalism and violence, authorities said.
"In one incident, officers were arresting a suspect who was seen carrying a cash register he had looted out of a store," Brown said."As officers were making the arrest, another vehicle passed by the officers and fired shots at the officers, as their vehicle turned the corner, resulting in an exchange in gunfire between officers and the suspects. A bullet was found lodged in the cage of the police vehicle.
Investigators said the unrest was sparked Sunday afternoon by inaccurate reports online about an unarmed juvenile being shot by police in the Englewood area. The shooting victim was actually a 20-year-old man who allegedly opened fire on police while being chased, authorities said."Tempers flared, fueled by misinformation as the afternoon turned into evening. CPD became aware of several social media posts encouraging looting downtown," Brown said.
ATM machine were compromised, cash registers were stolen and at least one bank was broken into, according to the Chicago Tribune.
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