Hundreds of teens reportedly gathered en masse Friday night in Chicago. Car windows were broken, assaults reportedly took place, and two teens were shot during the mayhem that is being described as “wilding.”
There was a heavy police presence as hundreds of teens gathered in Chicago’s Loop, causing chaos Saturday evening. At some point during the night, two teenagers standing in a crowd were shot.CBS 2’s Shardaa Gray reported hundreds of rowdy teens flooded the downtown area – specifically in the area near Primark, located at 35 N. State St.Multiple teens were arrested – each one was under the age of 18.Police say two teenage boys were standing in a crowd when shots were fired by an unknown person.A 16-year-old boy was shot in the right arm and was taken by firefighters to Northwestern Hospital in fair condition. A 17-year-old boy was shot in the leg and taken to Northwestern by Chicago firefighters in fair condition.
Police are reportedly unsure how this started, but it seems to be a trend.
CBS Chicago continues:
Back in the Loop, police were seen blocking off Washington at State Streets as multiple reports of gunfire, fights, and bottles were thrown at CTA buses. The crowds were in the hundreds of people. We’ve seen social media posts promoting teens to fight in the Loop, but police say they have no clue how this started.
The scene was chaotic, but there are reports that drivers were attacked in their cars and beaten, their cars vandalized.
Hundreds of teenagers stormed the streets of downtown Chicago, smashing car windows, attacking bystanders and sending panicked tourists running from the sound of gunfire.”Where are their parents at, that’s my question,” a woman who identified as a Chicago native told Fox 32 as the unruly scene played out in Downtown Chicago Saturday night.. . . . Large groups of teens were seen blasting music from Bluetooth speakers and spilling in front of traffic, with some attempting to gain access to the city’s Millennium Park, which is off limits to those under 21 after certain hours, and the downtown Art Institute. Some teens in the group began jumping up and down on cars, smashing windows and attacking people inside. One woman told Fox 32 her husband was attacked from the driver side of his vehicle and beaten after a group of teens jumped up and down on the couple’s windshield. The man was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
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