Moment group of teens attack woman in Chicago

Shocking moment group of jeering youngsters attacks woman in Chicago on the same night they torched cars in rampage organized on social media – as outgoing mayor Lori Lightfoot insists carnage WASN’T ‘mayhem’

  • Footage shows a horde of teenagers descending upon and then brutally attacking a woman who looks to be trying to enter her apartment 
  • The violence was part of the ‘teen takeover’ of the Loop in Chicago on Saturday night, which quickly turned violent 
  • The criminally destructive teens jumped on city buses, destroyed cars and shot one another as the Chicago police struggled to get the situation under control 

A terrified woman was filmed screaming as she was set on by a group of youngsters during an orgy of violence – which outgoing Mayor Lori Lightfoot has insisted ‘wasn’t mayhem.’  

The 19-second video shot during Saturday’s ‘teen takeover’ showed the group of mostly black teenagers crowding around a white woman attempting to enter her building, before pummeling her and moving on.

She could be heard screaming with fright at the attack – while her captors cackled with laughter. It’s unclear what – if anything – prompted the attack, which was on the verge of beginning when the camera began to roll.  

The footage was tagged with the caption: ‘Yay we get active.’

A Twitter account sharing details of Windy City crimes wrote that the footage had been included in a ‘sort of “mix tape” of social media posts’ that are purported to be from ‘the ‘large group’ incident in the city’s Loop area on Saturday night.

The teens descended upon the woman who was attempting to get into her building before brutally attacking her and moving on

More footage from the evening of chaos 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 rounds striking two teenage boys aged 16 and 17 who were reported to be in stable condition as of Sunday. 

Cars were also left vandalized near East Washington Street in the Windy City, including a Tesla which was seized and torched.

The situation began Saturday when a crowd of more than a hundred rowdy teenagers turned violent as dozens torched and smashed cars while blaring music. 

In total, 15 people were arrested including nine adults and six children. 

Police were unable to control or hamper the damage done by the teens, whose numbers may have exceeded 1,000.

Following the chaos wrought upon downtown Chicago by the hordes of teenagers, outgoing Mayor Lori Lightfoot weighed in on the event, telling a local reporter that she thinks calling the weekend scene ‘mayhem’ is incorrect.

‘The  mass majority of the young people who came downtown, came downtown because there was great weather and it was an opportunity to enjoy the city. That’s absolutely, entirely appropriate,’ said Lightfoot, defending the teens.

She added: ‘There are a few that came with different intentions. They have and they will be dealt with. But I’m not going to use your language, which I think is wrong, to say there’s “mayhem”.’

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129 Wabash Avenue in Chicago, where the woman in the video was attacked

Brandon Johnson, 47, said Sunday he does not ‘condone the destructive activity’ and that it’s ‘unacceptable’ but that it should not be used as a way to vilify the group

A Tesla that was lit on fire and destroyed during the night of chaos 

Following the night of destruction, Chicago’s mayor-elect said the city should not demonize the teens who organized the takeover over the weekend.

Brandon Johnson, 47, said Sunday he does not ‘condone the destructive activity’ and that it’s ‘unacceptable and has no place’ in Chicago, but that it should not be used as a way to vilify the group.

‘However, it is not constructive to demonize youth who have otherwise been starved of opportunities in their own communities,’ said Johnson, a progressive Democrat. 

Johnson is the mayor-elect, and is a former union organizer who has called for new taxes and more social programs in Chicago.

Despite the outrage over the violence and destruction, Johnson said he thinks the only path forward is to ‘work together’ to give kids safer spaces. 

‘Our city must work together to create spaces for youth to gather safely and responsibly, under adult guidance and supervision, to ensure that every part of our city remains welcome for both residents and visitors,’ he said in a statement. 

‘Our city must work together to create spaces for youth to gather safely and responsibly, under adult guidance and supervision, to ensure that every part of our city remains welcome for both residents and visitors,’ Johnson said in a statement released on Sunday

One Illinois husband and wife may not see eye-to-eye with Johnson’s plan not to vilify the teens who terrorized the city.

The couple had driven from Indianapolis to the city on a warm spring weekend to take in the sights, but ended their Saturday night with their minivan being attacked by and angry mob and the husband in the hospital.

The pair and another family member were driving near the Chicago Cultural Center when ‘suddenly a mob of teens between 16 and 18-year-olds began climbing and hitting our truck,’ the wife told a local news outlet. 

‘We even saw them get on top of a bus,’ she said.

The husband, who was in the driver’s seat the time, was treated for cuts, but his wife says the injuries are more emotional than physical.

‘We’re so scared right now. We don’t want to step out of the house,’ she said. ‘For 4 hours after the incident my husband and I were just shaking.’

The family’s Toyota minivan had its windows shattered and several large dents on the back of the vehicle. 

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