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A CBS News Chicago reporter and photographer were attacked Monday afternoon near the Adler Planetarium while preparing for a live report, according to the station and Chicago police.
The incident happened around 4:25 p.m. in the 900 block of East Solidarity Drive, near Adler Planetarium, Chicago Police told Digital..
Multiple men arrived in a truck before they allegedly exited the vehicle and rushed at the victims as they shouted racial slurs at one of the journalists, according to police.
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The incident happened on the 900 block of E. Solidarity Drive at about 4:25 p.m., police said. (Getty Images)
The men ordered a dog to attack the pair of journalists. But when the dog did not attack, the suspects began damaging their equipment, police said.
One of the suspects smashed the photographer’s camera, and another smashed the windshield of the news truck, the outlet reported.
The two journalists escaped from the incident unharmed.
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Multiple men arrived in a truck before they allegedly exited the vehicle and rushed at the victims as they shouted racial slurs. (Getty Images)
“Two male victims, while standing on the sidewalk, were approached by multiple unknown male offenders who exited a white truck,” police told Digital.
“One of the offenders directed a dog to attack a 54-year-old male victim while yelling slurs,” police added. “When the dog did not attack, the male offender became irate and damaged the victim’s property by throwing it on the ground. All the offenders re-entered the white truck and fled the scene in an unknown direction. There are no injuries reported.”
Police then arrested multiple people in Brighton Park following a police chase, the outlet reported, adding that the incident involved a gun being pointed at another person.
The two journalists escaped from the incident unharmed. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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“We are shocked and horrified by this crime, and we are grateful that our journalists are safe,” a spokesperson for CBS said in a statement.
The incident remains under investigation.
Digital has reached out to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for comment.
