Hundreds of teens cause fiery chaos in Downtown Chicago as they torch cars in rampage organized on social media: Vastly outnumbered police manage just 15 arrests

Daily Mail UK ^ | April 16, 2023 | Vanessa Serna

[Morgana]

A crowd of more than a hundred rowdy teenagers turned violent in Downtown Chicago on Saturday night as dozens torched and smashed cars while blaring music in a 'teen trend' that left two with gunshot wounds.

Shocking footage showed some teenagers jumping on top of a bus while others started a massive brawl after descending on Millennium Park and attempting to breach barricades.

Gunshots rang out with some rounds striking two teenage boys aged 16 and 17.

The two youths were transported to a nearby hospital in fair condition. A total of 15 people, nine adults and six children were arrested.

Police said most of the charges were for reckless conduct, but a 16-year-old boy was also charged with unlawful use of a weapon, and a firearm was recovered. An adult and a juvenile were also charged with possession of a stolen vehicle.

Cars were also left vandalized near East Washington Street in the Windy City, including a Tesla which worth about $120,000.

The huge gatherings in the street are being dubbed 'teen trends' which extends invites to teenagers across the city, according to NBC Chicago, and Saturday's incident occurred a day after another teenage boy, 14, was shot at another gathering near 31st Avenue Beach.

During the chaos on Saturday night, a bystander was attacked while in the driver seat of his car by rowdy teenagers and had to be taken to the hospital.

It appeared as if police were unable to handle the crowd and were seen escorting innocent bystanders and tourists to safety.

[coloradan]

Fiery? Oh, so mostly peaceful.

[Freedumb]

The new mayor’s probably on the sidelines cheering them on. Would it surprise anyone?

Here are comments from Mayor Elect Let’s Go Brandon:

"However, it is not constructive to demonize youth who have otherwise been starved of opportunities in their own communities."



Johnson went on to say "our city must work together to create spaces for youth to gather safely and responsibly."

So Chicago is completely and utterly screwed and they voted for it good and hard.

[Agatsu77]

Hmmm, no mention of rioter background...

[dragnet2]

I’d guess I’d need to live to be 1500 years old before my corner of the southwest ever gets like Chicago.

[The_Media_never_lie]

I am glad I visited Chicago years ago. Why would I ever go back?

[pfflier]

Expect it to happen in NYC, Portland and LA too. This kind of crap is driven by internet influencers working on mush minded “youts”.

[from occupied ga]

Sounds like a job for ma deuce.

[BradyLS]

They probably thought “rambunctious juveniles” too arlarming for delicate sensibilities.

[BlueLancer]

Sounds like a job for ma deuce.

Better yet, a whiff of the grape ...

[GranTorino]

Can’t spell negro?

[Ann Archy]

And that new mayor says not to DEMONIZE these poor youths because they are oppressed........NO THEY ARE ANIMALS...FERAL ANIMALS!

[Paladin2]

Young
Urban
Terrorism
Expert

[SkyDancer]

Guess you’re not around much when OP’s talk about Amish; it’s a joke.

[SkyDancer]

Including downtown Chicago? Not sure how long you’ve been on FR but using the term Amish has been a standard joke which is not in anyway demeaning.

[lapsus calami]

 

 

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[SunkenCiv]

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[GranTorino]

Its stupid.
The Amish are not here to defend themselves.
I stopped making fun of them when I got out of grade school.