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(AP) — Chicago’s police commissioner says more than 100 people were arrested following a night of looting and unrest that left 13 officers injured and caused damage in the city’s upscale Magnificent Mile shopping district and other parts of the city.
Police Superintendent David Brown says it “was not an organized protest” but instead “an incident of pure criminality.” At one point, shots were fired at police and officers returned fire.
Brown says a heavy police presence is expected in the downtown area until further notice. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says the city has activated a neighborhood protection program that will be in place “for foreseeable days until we know our neighborhoods are safe.”
(This story was last updated at 8:53 a.m. Monday.)
