Vandalism and unrest arising from protests over police brutality are moving into some suburbs as city centers lock down. That's leaving communities that had felt insulated from the unrest more fearful and vulnerable.
Diplomatic 1750, a sneaker and streetwear consignment boutique owned by Brian Heath, is boarded up in Chicago on June 1, 2020. Heath, who is black, said he's upset that his sneaker and streetwear consignment boutique in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood was vandalized on Sunday. But he's even more upset about Floyd's death, which triggered the unrest.
Many city and suburban officials blamed most of the mayhem on opportunists rather than those protesting the killing of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee against his neck.More than 100 people converged on an outdoor mall in Walnut Creek, a wealthy San Francisco suburb, carrying away garbage bags stuffed with merchandise. Video from news organizations and bystanders showed women hauling pricey purses out of stores.
Many Chicago suburbs imposed curfews and closures, including in the largely black suburb of Calumet City south of Chicago, where vandals ransacked a mall, and in the largely middle-class and white western suburb of North Riverside where one person was shot. “We didn’t stand by and let the South and West sides burn,” Lightfoot said. “There is no way, no way, that we would ever let any neighborhood receive more resources and protection than any others, ever.”
In the San Diego suburb of La Mesa, banks and an office building were burned and windows smashed at businesses in the quaint, gentrifying downtown, including a jewelry shop, a Goodwill store, a Sotheby’s real estate office and a popular bar. Television video showed people running into stores and stealing items.
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