a tribute to #NiaWilson. please share her story and remain vocal about what’s happening in America.
if there’s any way to help her family, please let me know.
The unrest continued into the night. #BLM This is sad that another life is lost when it could have been avoided with better training and communication. https://t.co/MhIfwmleCr
The situation has gotten as bad as its been a night. Police charged into the parking lot and started hitting people. Two officers smacked my phone out of my hand and shoved me to the ground. Don't know how many arrests, but at least a dozen from what I could see.
Civil unrest in the streets of Chicago after another shooting of a legal holder of a conceal and carry holder black man. Another one gone like #PhilandoCastile https://t.co/gHSYuvGcWl
I couldn't see what started this, but there was another huge escalation. People started running away as officers and protestors fought through the fence. People are throwing glass bottles at the police. At least three people pulled into a police car.
A very large crowd is gathering at 71st/Chappel, where Chicago Police say they shot and killed a person this evening. It's hard to put in words how tense the scene is. Witnesses say a female officer shot the man in the back while he was running away. He was a local barber.
Witnesses say the female officer who fired the shots was immediately put in a squad car and taken away from the scene. By my count, there are between 80-100 officers at the scene right now. Probably as many or more protestors.
This just happened on the Southside of Chicago yesterday. A young man was shot by a female police officer who approached him because "he exhibited traits of an armed person" although he was a legal conceal and carry holder. Blk people are tired of being targeted and killed. https://t.co/1ZUoXR15QI
The situation just severely escalated when Chicago Police officers moved their line forward. Officers hit multiple protestors with batons, and protesters punched officers back. I haven't seen a police shooting scene this tense since Laquon McDonald.
I had my press badge held up in one hand and my phone in the other while I was saying "I'm a reporter." Two Chicago Police officers repeatedly pushed me, then smacked my phone out of my hand and threw me back. I lost my balance but can't remember if I hit the ground or not.