Chaotic protests are taking place in Chicago at Grant Park and a mob of protesters were trying to take down a Columbus statue.
Cops have now reclaimed the statue, that has already been heavily vandalized.
Cops have pushed protesters back and have secured the Columbus statue downtown Chicago#chicagoprotests pic.twitter.com/TaclnQHRbV
— Jonathan Ballew (@JCB_Journo) July 18, 2020
Pepper spray everywhere, cops have reclaimed statue #ChicagoProtests #ColumbusStatue pic.twitter.com/Gcj3t1Kizb
— Grace Del Vecchio (@delvecchiograce) July 18, 2020
Footage from earlier:
Roit going down in the Chi #Columbus #chicagoprotests #chicago pic.twitter.com/BTG0K7Z8Ok
— FranTheMan (@frantheman10) July 18, 2020
Cops are positioned around the statue #ChicagoProtests #GrantPark pic.twitter.com/YxoJgyaKhh
— Grace Del Vecchio (@delvecchiograce) July 18, 2020
Stunning birds eye view:
The police on the scene in Chicago where they tried to take down Christopher Columbus statue https://t.co/ohVfYOuOgV pic.twitter.com/yCGFL35oF0
— Karli Q ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@KarluskaP) July 18, 2020