The president of the Chicago Police Board — the mayorally appointed body that metes out discipline for Chicago Police officers — said Friday he was struck by an officer during last weekend’s protests in Kenwood.
“I, indeed, was one of several individuals physically hit and struck by Chicago police on Sunday as they clashed with protestors,” Board president Ghian Foreman said in a statement issued Friday afternoon. “I was not participating in the protest, but coincidentally encountered the demonstration at a moment when it became confrontational.”
In the statement, Foreman declined to provide specifics on what happened, but a source with knowledge of the incident said Foreman was struck in the legs with a baton about five times.
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