{"id":24168,"date":"2020-08-10T10:14:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T14:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=24168"},"modified":"2020-08-10T10:14:17","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T14:14:17","slug":"chicago-transforms-into-war-zone-bridges-raised-as-rioters-loot-magnificent-mile-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=24168","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Transforms into War Zone, Bridges Raised as Rioters Loot &#8216;Magnificent Mile&#8217; (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Chaos In Chicago: Bridges Raised To Prevent Gun-Toting Looters Getting Downtown<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hundreds of &#8216;mostly peaceful protesters&#8217; swept through the Magnificent Mile\u00a0<\/strong>and other parts of downtown Chicago early Monday, smashing windows, looting stores, confronting police and\u00a0<strong>at one point exchanging gunfire with officers,<\/strong>\u00a0authorities said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1292804129652449283&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fchicago-raises-bridges-prevent-gun-toting-looters-getting-downtown&amp;partner=tweetdeck&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1292804129652449283\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/breaking\/ct-chicago-downtown-looting-20200810-3zwa3b7zzrc5vdyb4qjqywrjvu-story.html\">As The Chicago Tribune reports,<\/a><strong>\u00a0officers had stopped several people on Lake Street near Michigan Avenue when shots were fired from a passing car around 4:30 a.m.<\/strong>, nearly five hours into the widespread vandalism, according to police spokesman Tom Ahern.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__wrapper-element\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1292802243717021696&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fchicago-raises-bridges-prevent-gun-toting-looters-getting-downtown&amp;partner=tweetdeck&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1292802243717021696\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>No officers were shot but a squad car was hit, he said. It was not known if anyone in the gunman\u2019s car was shot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2020-08-10_5-36-10.jpg?itok=DQQiqLCv\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2020-08-10_5-36-10.jpg?itok=DQQiqLCv\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-08-10_5-36-10.jpg?itok=XM5ZPCPi 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-08-10_5-36-10.jpg?itok=XM5ZPCPi 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-08-10_5-36-10.jpg?itok=XM5ZPCPi 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-08-10_5-36-10.jpg?itok=XM5ZPCPi 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-08-10_5-36-10.jpg?itok=XM5ZPCPi 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2020-08-10_5-36-10.jpg?itok=DQQiqLCv 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2020-08-10_5-36-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"382\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"433f1408-995e-4083-ac11-e1a94b0807ab\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Police made \u201ca lot of arrests\u201d and recovered at least one gun,\u00a0<\/strong>officials said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1292816972263165954&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fchicago-raises-bridges-prevent-gun-toting-looters-getting-downtown&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1292816972263165954\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__wrapper-element\"><\/div>\n<p>And that escalation,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/summit.news\/2020\/08\/10\/chicago-raises-bridges-to-prevent-looters-getting-downtown\/\">as Summit News&#8217; Paul Joseph Watson details<\/a>,\u00a0prompted\u00a0<strong>Chicago authorities took the decision to raise all major bridges in an effort to prevent looters reaching the downtown area after a night of chaos.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/100820bridge.jpg?itok=ao0sDn1A\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/100820bridge.jpg?itok=ao0sDn1A\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/100820bridge.jpg?itok=GQ62AQyN 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/100820bridge.jpg?itok=GQ62AQyN 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/100820bridge.jpg?itok=GQ62AQyN 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/100820bridge.jpg?itok=GQ62AQyN 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/100820bridge.jpg?itok=GQ62AQyN 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/100820bridge.jpg?itok=ao0sDn1A 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/100820bridge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"263\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"5df6a687-3802-4dff-9f8e-2bd64e6225b8\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Luxury department stores were ransacked as hundreds of looters caused\u00a0<strong>mayhem in response to the police shooting of an armed suspect in Englewood.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Police sent to respond to the looting were physically attacked, prompting authorities to raise major bridges in order to keep more people out of the area.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/video\/embed\/?pid=23381\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cAll bridges are being raised along the river throughout The Loop,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>reports\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.cbslocal.com\/2020\/08\/10\/traffic-alert-streets-bridges-closing-as-downtown-chicago-shut-down-amid-looting-unrest\/\">CBS Chicago<\/a>. \u201cChicago\u2019s Office of Emergency Management announced street closures throughout areas in the Magnificent Mile, Gold Coast and South Loop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Numerous bus and train services have also been suspended, while large areas of downtown Chicago are also closed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bridges were previously raised last month in an effort to keep Black Lives Matter protesters away from the business district,\u00a0<\/strong>but the call to do so this time around appears to have come too late.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/chicago-raises-bridges-prevent-gun-toting-looters-getting-downtown\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/chicago-raises-bridges-prevent-gun-toting-looters-getting-downtown<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chaos In Chicago: Bridges Raised To Prevent Gun-Toting Looters Getting 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