SHOCKING DISPLAY
Moment dozens of Chicago looters ransack electronics store and strip shelves bare
THIS is the shocking moment dozens of Chicago looters ransacked an electronics store, stripping the shelves bare.
On Tuesday, cops released surveillance video showing the group rampaging through a store on the city's West Side back in May.
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The there asked for the public's help to identify them.
Swarms of people can be seen running into the West Avenue electronics store at around 1:45 pm on May 31.
Over the course of around 25 minutes, the looters can be seen grabbing whatever they could while at least one of them shattered a protective covering under a counter.
Afterwards, the store was filled with the wreckage of their stealing spree.
The floor was covered with packaging, loose items, and shattered protective cases.
The were completely emptied out with only a few items being left behind.
Law enforcement have released photos of 23 people who they suspect of robbery during this incident.
"If you see any of these individuals, DO NOT APPROACH. CALL 9-1-1," their statement read.
The looting took place during the protests decrying 's police custody death on May 25.
On May 31, there were 699 arrests, 132 officers injured, 48 shootings and 17 homicides, reported reported – not to mention the damage inflicted on local businesses.
reported that during a conference call on May 31 one of the city's 50 alderman could be heard sobbing while others angrily decried what was going on in the city.
One asked how the elderly and vulnerable could get food and medicine when “every CVS, every Walgreens is shutting down.”
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“How do businesses recover and why would they want to recover in our community?” asked another alderman.
Protests, looting, and riots have continued in major US cities over the past three months.
There were violent clashes between cops and protesters in , over the police shooting of , who was left paralyzed.
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