Uploaded June 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Chicago, Illinois (WLS-TV) — A racially-charged incident in Chicago's Loop spilled out of a Starbucks and onto the street Tuesday. A man was arrested in the incident, which ended with a punch thrown and a man sent to the hospital.
It was an ugly confrontation that didn't end with words, and instead turned violent. On cell phone video of the altercation, you can hear a man yell, "Shut up slave! Do not talk to me!" at an African-American man.
"Calling people racist slurs. When I was coming to work, I was not expecting to see that," said Juan Torres.
Torres works at the Starbucks on Lake Street where the incident happened. Police said the man in the light-colored suit in the video became enraged after he had coffee spilled on him.
Read more here: abc7chicago.com/news/man-arrested-after-racially-charged-fight-at-loop-starbucks/2069294
Chicago, Illinois (WLS-TV) — A racially-charged incident in Chicago's Loop spilled out of a Starbucks and onto the street Tuesday. A man was arrested in the incident, which ended with a punch thrown and a man sent to the hospital.
It was an ugly confrontation that didn't end with words, and instead turned violent. On cell phone video of the altercation, you can hear a man yell, "Shut up slave! Do not talk to me!" at an African-American man.
"Calling people racist slurs. When I was coming to work, I was not expecting to see that," said Juan Torres.
Torres works at the Starbucks on Lake Street where the incident happened. Police said the man in the light-colored suit in the video became enraged after he had coffee spilled on him.
Read more here: abc7chicago.com/news/man-arrested-after-racially-charged-fight-at-loop-starbucks/2069294
