Three Men Attack CBS Chicago Crew, Crash Into Squad Car as Police Recover Gun
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Updated · CBS New York · Jun 30
Three Men Attack CBS Chicago Crew, Crash Into Squad Car as Police Recover Gun
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jun 30
Summary
Three men in a white tow truck attacked a CBS Chicago reporter and photographer near the Adler Planetarium around 4:30 p.m., but both journalists escaped unharmed.
Witnesses said one man shouted racial slurs at the photographer, ordered a dog to attack, and the other two then smashed the camera and the news truck windshield with a traffic cone.
About 20 minutes later, Chicago police got reports that the same truck's occupants were pointing a gun at pedestrians near 42nd and Western; officers pursued the vehicle until it crashed into a squad car.
All three occupants were apprehended after jumping from the truck, and police recovered a gun from the vehicle; charges were still pending Monday night as the investigation continued.