The Rogers Park, Chicago bar R Public House, on West Jarvis Avenue, had a window smashed by a man shouting homophobic slurs, CPD said.
Surveillance video shows a man break a North Side bar window with a hammer after shouting homophobic slurs.A hammer-wielding man broke the window of a bar on Chicago's North Side Monday night after shouting homophobic slurs, according to Chicago police.
It all started during happy hour, about 5:40 p.m., when an unknown man approached a man and a woman as they were getting out of their car in Rogers Park.The victims continued walking and entered R Public House bar.Customers were sent into a panic."He walked in, started calling them some like anti-gay slurs, and they were like, 'just leave, man - just get out of here,' and then he took out a hammer and started bashing everything," Corey Rolon said.
One of the owners described the incident as frightening and frustrating. She said customers thought they heard gunshots when the glass broke.Couple Renee Labrana and Sandra Carter have owned R Public House for a decade without any trouble at their doorstep. Surveillance video shows the unknown man with his face covered using a hammer to shatter the front door.
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