Chicago's top cop defends police actions during protests

Chicago's police superintendent defended his officers' actions during weekend clashes with protesters, saying Monday that they acted professionally in the face of a “concerted effort” by those in the crowd trying to provoke a violent confrontation with them. Video footage shows some in the crowd donning gas masks, changing clothes to hide their identities and putting up umbrellas, a tactic seen at recent protests that is meant to shield from view people throwing projectiles at officers, Superintendent David Brown told reporters. Mayor Lori Lightfoot praised the department's response to Saturday evening's protest that turned into a violent clash between demonstrators and police officers, saying officers quelled the violence quickly to protect peaceful protesters.

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