Hundreds of people descended on downtown Chicago early Monday following a police shooting on the city’s South Side. Vandals smashed the windows of dozens of Mag Mile businesses and made off with merchandise, cash machines and anything else they could carry, police said.
“We are waking up in shock this morning … What happened in our city last night and this morning of course is deeply painful for every Chicagoan,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said at a Monday morning press conference with Police Superintendent David Brown.
The looting comes months after downtown businesses were already hit during protests against police brutality following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Lightfoot called the most recent looting…
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