As rioting engulfed her city, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot assured citizens that they could rely on the cops to protect them. But when councillors told her the real horror show on the ground, she swore and accused them of lying.
Rioting in Chicago kicked off in late May, several days after the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stores were looted in broad daylight on May 30 and, as night fell, six people had been shot, one of them fatally. 20 police officers were injured and 240 people arrested.
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