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Updated · Fox News · Jun 30
Multiple Men Attack CBS Crew Near Adler Planetarium, Arrested After 4:25 p.m. Police Chase
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 30

Multiple Men Attack CBS Crew Near Adler Planetarium, Arrested After 4:25 p.m. Police Chase

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 30

Summary

  • Multiple suspects were arrested in Brighton Park after police said they attacked a CBS News Chicago reporter and photographer near Adler Planetarium on Monday afternoon, then fled.
  • Police said the men arrived in a white truck around 4:25 p.m., shouted racial slurs, ordered a dog to attack a 54-year-old journalist, and then smashed a camera and the news truck’s windshield when the dog did not attack.
  • The two journalists escaped unharmed, while the arrests followed a police chase that also involved a gun being pointed at another person, according to the report.
  • CBS called the attack “shocked and horrified,” and the incident remains under investigation as Chicago faces broader scrutiny over violent crime.

Insights

What does a brazen daylight attack on a news crew in Chicago reveal about the current state of public safety?
With press freedom at a 25-year low, are current protection efforts for journalists proving to be too little, too late?