A Chicago police officer was brutally beaten by a violent mob on Saturday. Video shows the officer being whacked on the head with a skateboard.
Violence has spread across the Windy City as more than 1,000 additional police officers were summoned to deal with the unrest.
There were reports on social media that at least one officer sustained a broken arm in the melee.
Watch video of the attack below:
Here’s a copy of the video, that was later deleted by the original poster, showing rioters beating on a CPD officer.
h/t: @CWBChicago pic.twitter.com/JvipmYodZa— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) August 16, 2020
Black lives matter “protesters” in Chicago attack police officers hitting them over the head with skateboard, bullhorn & sprayed cop with substance.pic.twitter.com/Z07ftuW3by https://t.co/V6zvr18c0j
— Digital Forests (@DigitalForests) August 16, 2020
Chicago PD not playing games tonight.
Well done. #ChicagoProtests pic.twitter.com/tUuakhVau4
— RD (@real_defender) August 16, 2020
Kettled.#ChicagoProtests pic.twitter.com/tXkrksEkQp
— Dominic Gwinn (@DominicGwinn) August 16, 2020