Protesters in Chicago took to the streets Wednesday after Mayor Rahm Emanuel apologized for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, which happened last year but sparked demonstrations when a court order forced the release of police dash-cam video showing McDonald being shot 16 times.
Protests heating up at lunch hour against mayor police and justice system pic.twitter.com/BFUK8JPbwZ
— Ravi Baichwal (@BaichwalABC7) December 9, 2015
Overheard:
One man: "We gonna keep this peaceful"
Another man: "For right now …"— Tony Briscoe (@_TonyBriscoe) December 9, 2015
"We are peaceful! Don't attack the cars." pic.twitter.com/plCXPjpKd7
— Tony Briscoe (@_TonyBriscoe) December 9, 2015
"Don't give them any justification to attack us. This is a peaceful protest." pic.twitter.com/nXiyp4nqdL
— Dawn Rhodes (@rhodes_dawn) December 9, 2015
Close to 1000 protestors sitting down on the street to call attention to injustice pic.twitter.com/OYQ2nFiR9J
— Ravi Baichwal (@BaichwalABC7) December 9, 2015
Protesters chanting 16 shots and a cover-up as they take over Congress Parkway pic.twitter.com/S1nYClLhDN
— Ravi Baichwal (@BaichwalABC7) December 9, 2015
"No Justice no peace no racist police" protesters tried to enter Macy's on State Street pic.twitter.com/CIYkOOLzo8
— Ravi Baichwal (@BaichwalABC7) December 9, 2015
Protesters trying to rush Michigan Avenue at Randolph police holding them back pic.twitter.com/tzgJi4rpXk
— Ravi Baichwal (@BaichwalABC7) December 9, 2015
Michigan Avenue blocked at Randolph after a brief skirmish between police and protestors. #LaquanMcDonald #chicago pic.twitter.com/Kf6bXSi5qa
— Peter Frost (@peterfrost) December 9, 2015
.@peterfrost Some pushing and some elbows thrown as police attempted to hold off a bull rush. After they appeared to succeed, they relented
— Peter Frost (@peterfrost) December 9, 2015
.@peterfrost Then they fell back, allowing protesters to take over the intersection, snarling all traffic. Protesters let out a loud cheer
— Peter Frost (@peterfrost) December 9, 2015
Dicey moment as man on Michigan gets out of his car, says someone hit it, starts to move toward group, thinks better of it and leaves
— Dawn Rhodes (@rhodes_dawn) December 9, 2015
"Give us what we want, or we're gonna give you hell!"
— Dawn Rhodes (@rhodes_dawn) December 9, 2015
Small clip of protesters who broke though police line in a River North Alley pic.twitter.com/B0zV8bCfJm
— Tony Briscoe (@_TonyBriscoe) December 9, 2015
Two arrested in River North pic.twitter.com/VOfAYz0a8B
— Tony Briscoe (@_TonyBriscoe) December 9, 2015
Police back to back at Division and Dearborn pic.twitter.com/uMWcVOGcJW
— Tony Briscoe (@_TonyBriscoe) December 9, 2015
Chicago police back down. Protesters allowed to go north on Dearborn pic.twitter.com/NPAnqa2PFa
— Tony Briscoe (@_TonyBriscoe) December 9, 2015
One protester gives out @RahmEmanuel's address and said that's the site of a future protest
— Tony Briscoe (@_TonyBriscoe) December 9, 2015
Group looks to be winding down, but talking about going up to Emanuel's Ravenswood home for future demonstration
— Dawn Rhodes (@rhodes_dawn) December 9, 2015