Will the last one leaving Chicago please burn out the lights?
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A couple who were violently targeted in Chicago's out of control 'teen riots' have condemned their attackers for trying 'to kill us' - after an Illinois state senator defended the mob for protesting 'against poverty and segregation'.
Terrifying footage caught the moment on Saturday evening when Ashley, 20, and DJ, 22, were swarmed by teen rioters after they stepped out on the streets of Chicago.
Speaking out after they found themselves in the midst of the … mob, Ashley and DJ told Fox News their attackers warned them 'they were going to kill us'.
The couple said they were crowded by the rioters after an evening out shopping, before 'everything went crazy' and Ashley was pushed to the ground.
After DJ confronted her attackers, the two were quickly overran, as the teen agitators beat the pair while they stole their shoes, phones, a pair of sunglasses, an Apple Watch, and a hat.
'I have a black eye,' added DJ. 'My face is messed up. Shoulder is pretty f***** up too, it's out of place. My back is sore.'
The attack came as droves of young rioters descended on the Windy City, causing widespread mayhem and looting.
Footage from the evening of chaos saw teenagers jumping on and smashing a bus, while others erupted into a mass brawl as Millennium Park became the epicenter of the frenzy.
Gunshots rang out through the city, with two teens aged 16 and 17 shot in the carnage. In total, 15 people were arrested following the weekend of mayhem, while the riots also saw numerous vehicles seized and torched on the streets.
The young couple said the unprovoked attack was 'completely random' - but state senator Robert Peters took to Twitter the next day to come out behind the mob.
“I would look at the behavior of young people as a political act and statement. It’s a mass protest against poverty and segregation.”
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot, who was recently voted out of office, told a local reporter that she believed calling the ugly scenes 'mayhem' was incorrect.
'The mass majority of the young people who came downtown, came downtown because there was great weather and it was an opportunity to enjoy the city,' she added.
'That's absolutely, entirely appropriate... There are a few that came with different intentions.
And Lightfoot’s replacement, avowed socialist Brandon Johnson weighed in: exactly as the people who voted him in hoped for, he came on strong in defense of these misguided, misunderstood yutes:
Johnson insisted that the destruction should not be used to vilify the group, adding: 'It is not constructive to demonize youth who have otherwise been starved of opportunities in their own communities.'
Despite mass outrage over the out of control rioters, Johnson said he thinks the only path forward is to 'work together' to offer kids safer spaces.
'Our city must work together to create spaces for youth to gather safely and responsibly, under adult guidance and supervision, to ensure that every part of our city remains welcome for both residents and visitors,' he said in a statement.
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