A CBS News Chicago reporter and photographer were assaulted Monday afternoon near the Adler Planetarium as they were getting ready for a live broadcast, the station and Chicago police said.
Chicago police told Fox News Digital the confrontation occurred at about 4:25 p.m. in the 900 block of East Solidarity Drive, close to the Adler Planetarium.
According to police, several men pulled up in a truck, got out and charged toward the journalists while allegedly yelling racial slurs at one of them.
Investigators said the men tried to command a dog to attack the two journalists. When the dog did not do so, the suspects allegedly turned their attention to damaging the crew’s gear.
One suspect destroyed the photographer’s camera, while another broke the windshield of the news vehicle, the outlet reported.
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Both journalists were able to get away from the incident without injuries.
“Two male victims, while standing on the sidewalk, were approached by multiple unknown male offenders who exited a white truck,” police told Fox News Digital.
“One of the offenders directed a dog to attack a 54-year-old male victim while yelling slurs,” police added. “When the dog did not attack, the male offender became irate and damaged the victim’s property by throwing it on the ground. All the offenders re-entered the white truck and fled the scene in an unknown direction. There are no injuries reported.”
Police then arrested multiple people in Brighton Park following a police chase, the outlet reported, adding that the incident involved a gun being pointed at another person.
“We are shocked and horrified by this crime, and we are grateful that our journalists are safe,” a spokesperson for CBS said in a statement.
The incident remains under investigation.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for comment.
