CHICAGO – Authorities are searching for a group of suspects accused of confronting two employees of a Chicago television station, yelling racial slurs and trying to have a dog attack one of the men Monday near Adler Planetarium.
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What we know:
The incident happened just before 4:30 p.m. in the 900 block of E. Solidarity Drive.
The two men, who reportedly work for CBS News Chicago, were standing on a sidewalk when several male suspects got out of a white truck and approached them.
Chicago police said one suspect yelled racial slurs and ordered a dog to attack one of the victims, a 54-year-old man. When the dog did not attack, the suspect became angry and threw the victim’s property to the ground, damaging it.
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The suspects then got back into the truck and fled the scene. No injuries were reported.
What we don’t know:
Police have not released descriptions of the suspects or said what may have prompted the confrontation.
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What’s next:
No arrests have been made, and the investigation remains ongoing.