CHICAGO _ Police in riot gear patrolled the streets of Cicero, Ill., Monday night after two people were shot dead and two others were wounded following a day of unrest that the western suburb blamed on "outside agitators."
At least 60 people were arrested as the town deployed more than 100 officers in addition to more than 100 sheriff's officers and state troopers.
"Outside agitators shot at least two people near 50th Street and Cermak Road," Cicero spokesman Ray Hanania said. "But police apprehended the three suspects involved in the shooting. These were outside agitators who were driving through Cicero seeking to cause trouble."
Hanania released few other details of the shootings, which occurred as a crowd was "looting and vandalizing several businesses."
Earlier Monday, armed men wearing face coverings were seen standing at the ready on the roof of a local family-owned Dollar Busters liquor store, according to WGN-TV.
"We have seen employees at several retail stores standing outside their stores holding clubs and other weapons, protecting their businesses," Hanania told the station. "We have urged them to let us do our work and not to put their lives in jeopardy."
