Chicago Downtown Looted Following Police Conflict in Englewood

Conflict with officers and a Englewood village erupted after news pennyless out about a Chicago military officer sharpened a immature Black man. Community activists contend military were assertive with residents. Reports contend residents were a initial agitators.

Since there is no bodycam footage of a incident, a usually information that is famous is that an officer chased and shot a Black male in Englewood on Aug 9, 2020. However, there is some guess about a arms found during a crime scene.

Initially, officers pronounced they perceived a news of a think walking around with a gun. The immature male they saw, fit their outline and when approached, he ran away. Police chased him down and afterwards shot him in his face and back. As a result, people began looting Chicago’s pretentious mile early Monday morning. Entrances’ to downtown Chicago have been blocked off to equivocate serve looting.

Downtown Looting and Community Activists

According to military officers who were downtown, people rushed in and out of stores with selling bags of merchandise. Garbage cans were incited over, and anti-police graffiti was sprayed on buildings. It is believed a looting is a outcome of a widespread of misinformation and dread between law coercion and a community.

Activists are job for a dismissal of military officers in over-policed Chicago neighborhoods like Englewood. Instead, village leaders are job for a use of village activists to de-escalate situations. This comes as an bid to revoke military participation and situations like these in a future. However, this does meant some-more resources for health care, education, etc need to be implemented.

Regardless, of either people support law coercion or village activists, one thing Chicagoans can determine on, is that situations like these should never happen.

Written by Reginae Echols
Edited by Cathy Milne-Ware

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