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Widespread Violence Erupts In Chicago After A Night Of Protests

Daily Mail: 'We're coming for you': Mayor Lightfoot's warning to looters who ransacked Chicago in night of 'straight-up criminality' that saw 100 arrests and 13 cops injured - as racial tensions flare nationwide on sixth anniversary of Michael Brown's death

* Chicago's Magnificent Mile was hit by looters after hundreds of demonstrators clashed with police
* It's unclear what triggered the shooting but earlier in the day, an armed suspect was wounded by police
* The man had opened fire on cops and they returned; he was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive
* Crowds however gathered in protest after false information spread that the officers shot a child
* People then started organizing on Twitter and Facebook to loot downtown in a caravan of vehicles
* By the time police caught up with them, they'd started ransacking stores, snatching all that they could
* 400 cops were dispatched to the area but they faced intense violence including, in some cases, gunfire
* On Monday morning, the chaos was still ongoing as officers arrested people who were still inside stores
* Bridges were raised and tunnels closed for police to try to get a handle on the escalating tensions
* It coincided with the sixth anniversary of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri
* Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the looting had nothing to do with peaceful protest over police brutality
* She warned the protesters that police were already scanning HD security footage to identify and arrest looters, saying: 'We are coming for you'
* Lightfoot said the city does not need the National Guard's help; Trump is yet to comment but on Monday he urged Portland to accept federal assistance after a riot was declared

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned looters who ransacked the city that they are already being hunted by police who are reviewing HD security camera footage from Monday night's chaos which saw more than 100 arrests, attacks on 13 police officers and widespread unrest.

The chaos began on Sunday afternoon when police responded to Englewood where there had been complaints of a man with a gun. The suspect has not been named but was described by police on Monday as a 20-year-old man with a criminal history that includes charges of burglary, child endangerment and assault and battery.

When officers arrived at the scene, he began running and opened fire on them as they pursued him. The cops returned fire, wounding him, and arrested him. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.

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WNU Editor: My cousin's daughter is visiting Chicago right now. She messaged me an hour ago that Chicago's Magnificent Mile has been devastated. According to her. These Democrat city mayors, and their inability to control their cities, are giving the Presidential election to President Trump.

More News On Last Night's Widespread Violence In Chicago

Aftermath of looting in downtown Chicago: 13 cops injured, 2 people shot, more than 100 arrests, Mag Mile trashed -- Chicago Tribune
Looters descend on downtown Chicago; more than 100 arrested -- AP
Mass looting breaks out in Chicago; shots fired, 100 arrested -- Reuters
Widespread looting in Chicago caught on video after police-involved shooting -- FOX News
Chicago protests: Restrictions imposed after chaotic night of unrest -- BBC
Hundreds of looters raid Chicago after riots break out over police shooting (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) -- RT

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