Posted by chicagomedia.org on April 24, 2008 at 14:32:21:
A man randomly attacked six people, including WLS-Ch. 7 news anchor Cheryl Burton, on Loop streets Wednesday evening, Chicago police said.
The first attack occurred just after 7 p.m. outside the Cook County Administration Building, 69 W. Washington St., police said.
The man, in his late-20s, attacked a woman on the street, punched her in the face and shoved her to the ground, police said. He then ran down Washington Street to Dearborn Street and attacked several more people as he went.
Six people -- including four women and two men -- were hurt before police, with the help of witnesses and a security guard, found the suspect and took him into custody. The victims included a 75-year-old woman and two men ages 74 and 71, police said. The WLS-Ch. 7 Web site reported that Burton was one of the victims.
None of the victims was seriously hurt, but several were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with injuries to the face, arms and legs, Officer Laura Kubiak said.
Burton was OK and did not go to a hospital, according to Channel 7. She was on her dinner break at the time of the attack.
The man was arrested at 78 E. Randolph St. Charges were pending Thursday morning, police said.
Police said he was mentally unstable and would be evaluated at a hospital.