Hundreds of people looted Chicago's Magnificent Mile commercial district early Monday, smashing windows and clashing with the police for hours including at least one exchange of gunfire, the Chicago Tribune reported, citing police.
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- Hundreds of people looted Chicago’s Magnificent Mile commercial district early Monday, smashing windows and clashing with the police for hours including at least one exchange of gunfire, the Chicago Tribune reported, citing police.People darted in and out of stores along Michigan Avenue carrying shopping bags full of merchandise, the report said.
The glass pane of a Nordstrom store was shattered, according to a photograph published on the Tribune’s website.The Tribune reported it was unclear what had provoked the vandalism but noted that anti-police graffiti had been spotted in at least two areas.
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