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The Chicago Police Department is scrambling to explain why the parents of a 21-year-old suburban man – who suffered a serious head injury after a Gold Coast attack by a mob of teenagers – were ignored for days when they tried to file a police report.
Local Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) said Friday the young man, whose family wishes to remain anonymous, is in the intensive care unit at Northwestern Memorial Hospital six days after the Saturday evening incident.
Hopkins went to the hospital this week and spent several hours talking to the parents. He also talked at length to the girlfriend who described the harrowing attack in detail.
After spending the day at Oak Street Beach, the girlfriend claims she and her boyfriend were walking back to their car at around 6 p.m. in the vicinity of the 900 block of North Lake Shore Drive when they were surrounded by “20-to-25 offenders who gathered around them,” Hopkins said.
“She described a completely unprovoked attack with no warning. Her and her boyfriend were enjoying the day on the beach. They were walking back to their car minding their own business and, with no warning at all, they were surrounded by this large group and they did absolutely nothing to provoke it,” Hopkins said.
“They started a confrontation and, at some point, the victim was struck in the head and fell to the ground.”
The victim’s father had called the alderman’s office to correct him when he heard Hopkins quoted as saying there had fortunately, been no serious injuries in the latest in a series of flash mob incidents apparently orchestrated on social media.
“Witnesses who saw the attack called 911. Paramedics responded and transported the victim. The parents then called 911 to report what had happened and they had been told that police would meet them at Northwestern Hospital,” Hopkins said.
“The parents waited for several days, called a few times to see when the police were coming and grew frustrated when they didn’t get a response.”
CPD scrambles to explain why parents of injured suburban man ignored
It didn't get reported because of where it took place at. Final answer.
But, I'm pretty damn sure that those teens just needed a hug.
Local Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) said Friday the young man, whose family wishes to remain anonymous, is in the intensive care unit at Northwestern Memorial Hospital six days after the Saturday evening incident.
Hopkins went to the hospital this week and spent several hours talking to the parents. He also talked at length to the girlfriend who described the harrowing attack in detail.
After spending the day at Oak Street Beach, the girlfriend claims she and her boyfriend were walking back to their car at around 6 p.m. in the vicinity of the 900 block of North Lake Shore Drive when they were surrounded by “20-to-25 offenders who gathered around them,” Hopkins said.
“She described a completely unprovoked attack with no warning. Her and her boyfriend were enjoying the day on the beach. They were walking back to their car minding their own business and, with no warning at all, they were surrounded by this large group and they did absolutely nothing to provoke it,” Hopkins said.
“They started a confrontation and, at some point, the victim was struck in the head and fell to the ground.”
The victim’s father had called the alderman’s office to correct him when he heard Hopkins quoted as saying there had fortunately, been no serious injuries in the latest in a series of flash mob incidents apparently orchestrated on social media.
“Witnesses who saw the attack called 911. Paramedics responded and transported the victim. The parents then called 911 to report what had happened and they had been told that police would meet them at Northwestern Hospital,” Hopkins said.
“The parents waited for several days, called a few times to see when the police were coming and grew frustrated when they didn’t get a response.”
CPD scrambles to explain why parents of injured suburban man ignored
It didn't get reported because of where it took place at. Final answer.
But, I'm pretty damn sure that those teens just needed a hug.
