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About 100 people were arrested in Chicago and 13 police officers were injured during a night of looting and vandalism — hours after cops shot a young man who had fired at them, according to reports.The mayhem began about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, when cops responded to reports of a man with a gun in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side and located a person who fit the description near Moran Park, .While running away from police, the suspect turned around and fired at them. The officers returned fire, wounding the gunman, who was transported to University of Chicago Hospital in unknown condition, according to the newspaper.Police Superintendent David Brown said during a press briefing Monday that the looting was sparked as a result of misinformation that cops had shot and wounded a child, .The 20-year-old man who was shot is expected to survive, said Brown, who added that the suspect had several previous arrests including on charges of burglary, child endangerment and domestic battery, according to the station.No cops were injured during the incident and a .Brown said that after the shooting, a crowd began gathering on the South Side and tempers flared in response to the incident. Police deployed 400 officers to the scene when they became aware of social media posts encouraging looting, he added.Brown and Mayor Lori Lightfoot emphasized that the looting was not a part of an organized protest.“This was not an organized protest,” Brown said. “This was an incident of pure criminality.”Alderman Brian Hopkins told WGN he saw people driving up in vehicles, smashing windows of stores on Michigan Avenue, grabbing merchandise and driving away.Police and witnesses later said a crowd of about 30 people faced off against cops near 56th and Aberdeen streets.&nbsp;The looters and vandals rushed through the city’s Magnificent Mile and other parts of downtown, where they were seen carrying bags full of stolen goods, the Tribune reported.They repeatedly tried to smash the windows of the Omega watch store at Delaware Place and Michigan Avenue.“The watch store,” one cop said. “They’re gonna get it eventually.”Some people were seen running out of a damaged PNC Bank at Huron and State streets, while nearby stores also were cleaned out by looters.ofOne fleeing woman carrying shopping bags fell on the sidewalk as an officer pursued her, and another woman appeared to have been pepper-sprayed.“We do have an officer that was maced by someone in the crowd. We do have an officer that sustained a shoulder injury from the incident with the crowd,” Deputy Police Chief Delonda Tally said, .“One of our vehicles, the windows were shattered by a brick,” Tally added.

About 100 people were arrested in Chicago and 13 police officers were injured during a night of looting and vandalism — hours after cops shot a young man who had fired at them, according to reports.The mayhem began about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, when cops responded to reports of a man with a gun in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side and located a person who fit the description near Moran Park, .While running away from police, the suspect turned around and fired at them. The officers returned fire, wounding the gunman, who was transported to University of Chicago Hospital in unknown...

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