Last night anarchy and looting happened at Chicago’s Magnificent Mile shopping district after Black Lives Matter protesters attacked police over lies about a police shooting.
First, here’s what police say about the shooting and the mob attacks:
FOX NEWS – The unrest began Sunday afternoon, after police responded to a report of a man with a gun in the city’s Englewood neighborhood. While pursuing that individual on foot, he “turned and fired shots” at officers before being struck himself and taken to a local hospital, Deputy Chief Delonda Tally told Fox 32 Chicago. A crowd that had gathered at the scene then faced off against police and started hurling objects at officers after getting agitated over a false rumor that the suspect – who is in his late teens or early 20s – was a child, investigators add.
“We do have an officer that was maced by someone in the crowd,” Tally told Fox 32 Chicago. “We do have an officer that sustained a shoulder injury from the incident with the crowd. One of our vehicles, the windows were shattered by a brick.”
Police later tweeted an image of a gun they said they recovered at the scene.
Offender’s firearm recovered by police after firing at Officers. Officers returned fire striking the offender. Offender transported to U of C Hospital. pic.twitter.com/UQPmfP3a35
— Tom Ahern (@TomAhernCPD) August 9, 2020
After the BLM mob attacked police they used it as an excuse to loot and pillage because, you know, they were hungry:
Looters broke into a Chicago mall and are looting the place clean tonight. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/wKJZbcvpoZ
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 10, 2020
More BLM-inspired mass looting in Chicago. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/8jYFye6mCP
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 10, 2020
BLM rioters loot a @Walgreens in Chicago tonight. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/Q1upzid1MF
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 10, 2020
In this video they actually rammed a car into the side of a store in order to break in and loot it. They were just so hungry!
Looter uses vehicle to break into a business at the Chicago BLM riot overnight. #BlackLivesMatter #ChicagoRiots pic.twitter.com/9CaddwItYO
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 10, 2020
Looters in Chicago calmly walk in and out of businesses with stolen merchandise at the BLM riot. #BlackLivesMatter #ChicagoRiots pic.twitter.com/JdvNahwXWm
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 10, 2020
Hungry looters finally loot a grocery store!
Looters break into a grocery store during the #ChicagoRiots. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/hZrYTPbeMg
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 10, 2020
So far we haven’t seen much of a police presence in these videos (except the Walgreen video). But here Chicago police are arresting one looter who fell down as they were pursuing her:
A heavyset female looter tries to escape from police but trips and falls. #BlackLivesMatter #ChicagoRiots pic.twitter.com/ISfAv1xjW6
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 10, 2020
There may be other videos, but I think you get the picture of what happened there last night. I hope the mayor is proud of her city.