Multiple outlets report that a CBS News Chicago reporter and photographer are attacked near Adler Planetarium in Chicago while preparing to go on air. NBC News and other sources say two men rush toward the journalists, shouting racial slurs at one of them. The New York Post and Fox News add that the suspects also damage the journalists’ equipment during the incident. According to the reports, the attack occurs as the crew is getting ready for a newscast near the museum. Police arrest suspects following the incident, as stated by Fox News and the New York Post. NBC News describes the event in terms of the initial rush and use of racial slurs but does not add extra details beyond the reported assault. All accounts describe the same location, the same type of victim—an on-scene reporter and photographer from CBS News Chicago—and similar allegations involving racial slurs and harm to equipment. The reports do not specify charges or provide further details about injuries in the information provided.
CBS News Chicago crew attacked near Adler Planetarium; suspects arrested, police say
Multiple outlets report that a CBS News Chicago reporter and photographer are attacked near Adler Planetarium in Chicago while preparing to go on air. NBC News and other sources say two men rush towar...
- A CBS News Chicago reporter and photographer are attacked near Adler Planetarium in Chicago while preparing to broadcast.
- Suspects allegedly shout racial slurs during the attack.
- The suspects are reported to damage the crew’s equipment.
- Police arrest suspects following the incident.
- The reports involve multiple men and the same location and CBS crew.
A CBS News Chicago reporter and photographer were allegedly attacked near Adler Planetarium as suspects shouted racial slurs and damaged equipment.
2 hours agoCBS Chicago said a reporter and photographer were preparing for a newscast when two men rushed toward them, shouting racial slurs at one of the journalists.
3 hours agoA CBS News Chicago reporter and photographer were allegedly attacked near Adler Planetarium as suspects shouted racial slurs and damaged equipment.
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