by Tyler O’Neil, PJ Media:

On Sunday, Black Lives Matter activists took advantage of a misunderstood confrontation between an armed black man and police in Chicago. A Black Lives Matter protest became “very hostile” to police and an organized band of rioters and looters went through Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, damaging and looting stores. Among other things, the looters smashed the doors of a Ronald McDonald House location, terrorizing the families with sick children inside.

More than 30 families and their sick children were inside The Ronald McDonald House near Lurie Children’s hospital, ABC 11 News reported. That Ronald McDonald House location serves families with children in the hospital.

“[We were] very concerned there was a lot of activity right in front of the house, people making choices that could put them at risk and put our families at risk so the staff was frightened,” Lisa Mitchell, of Ronald McDonald House Charities, told ABC News.

“They are already in a really, really difficult spot, and having this kind of additional stress and worry about getting to and from the hospital even though we are 5 blocks away because of safety concerns is just doubling the strain,” Mitchell added.

The looters did not enter the facility, but they did break the window doors. The facility was put on lockdown during the attack. No one was injured.

Black Lives Matter activists have taken up the cause of 20-year-old Latrell Allen. Police claim Allen fired a gun at officers before the cops shot back, wounding him. Allen faces two counts of attempted murder and one count of unlawful possession of a weapon. CPD leaders said that misinformation about the shooting sparked the tensions that ultimately led to looting in downtown late Sunday night and early Monday morning.

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