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After the police shot a man in Englewood, hundreds of people rioted in Northern Chicago. The riots primarily targeted the Magnificent Mile, where dozens of stores were looted, causing over $60 million in damage. [7] The rioters clashed with police, wounding at least 13 police officers and inflicting damage upon police cars.
Police responded by firing tear gas and shooting rubber bullets at the crowd, which reached about 500 people in size at its height. The demonstrators, in turn, hurled pieces of concrete and other items at officers. Besides plundering local businesses, the crowds set fire to three police vehicles, a bank drive-thru, and a Family Dollar location ...
More riots occurred after 10 more black families were moved in. 0 Unknown June 12–14, 1966 Ethnic Division Street riots - Around 4,000 Puerto Ricans rioted in Humboldt Park and West Town after a young Puerto Rican man was shot and wounded by a white police officer during celebrations of Chicago's first Puerto Rican week. 0 16 July 12–15, 1966
The head of Chicago’s police union said the family of Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez, who was shot to death last week, does not want Mayor Brandon Johnson at his funeral.
Authorities have identified a Chicago police officer fatally shot in the line of duty in the city's South Side as Officer Enrique Martinez. "The Chicago Police Department is mourning the loss of a ...
Illinois (Chicago) Hasse died after an officer shocked him with a Taser for 57 seconds. [103] 2005-02-06 Wilson "Alex" Lopez-Ochoa (21) Hispanic/Latino Illinois (Waukegan) Lopez-Ochoa was killed when his car was struck by a squad car driven by officer Michael Newman on Super Bowl Sunday. [104] 2005-02-02 Burks, Wilbert (39) Michigan (Detroit)
A 30-year-old Chicago police officer was shot and killed overnight on the city's southwest side while heading home from work, police said Sunday. Superintendent Larry Snelling told reporters the ...
Helmet and baton used by Chicago police officers during the 1968 Democratic National Convention, where the term "police riot" was popularized. A police riot is a riot carried out by the police; more specifically, it is a riot that police are responsible for instigating, escalating or sustaining as a violent confrontation.