Violence and looting erupt in downtown Chicago as crowds clash with police – video

Violence and looting erupt in downtown Chicago as crowds clash with police – video

Violence and unrest erupted in central Chicago on Monday following protests on Sunday.

Earlier a man was shot by police on the south side of the city.

Pockets of disruption on Sunday escalated overnight into looting on the so-called Magnificent Mile central shopping district and some other parts of the city.

The Chicago mayor, Lori Lightfoot, said police are investigating a possible link between the latest unrest and the shooting of the man in the Englewood neighborhood, but said there 'cannot be any excuse' for what she called 'brazen and extensive criminal looting and destruction'.