2017 Chicago torture incident

In January 2017, a white man with a mental disability in Chicago, Illinois, was filmed being physically and verbally abused by four black people (two men and two women). They were arrested after the incident was livestreamed by one of the women on Facebook, and charged with hate crimes and other offences. Background: On December 31, 2016, the 18-year-old victim was dropped off at a McDonald's in suburban Streamwood, Illinois, by his parents. The victim knew one of the suspects before the incident had occurred as the two had attended the same school in Aurora, Illinois, and the victim had mistakenly thought that the two were friends. When the victim went to the McDonald's, he had the intention of spending time with this "friend." On January 2, 2017, the victim's parents filed a report that he was missing. Kidnapping and torture: The victim was kidnapped, bound, gagged, beaten, had part of his scalp removed with a knife, and was forced to kiss the floor and drink from a toilet bowl. The attackers are heard shouting "Fuck Trump" and "Fuck white people" in the video. One of the suspects contacted the victim's mother and demanded a $300 ransom for the victim's return. Aftermath: On January 3, at approximately 5:15 p.m., Harrison District Officer Michael Donnelly saw the victim walking with the suspect that the victim had gone to high school with. The victim was observed by Officer Donnelly to be wearing summer clothing during winter conditions. Police said the victim appeared "injured" and "confused." After checking the victim's name through police databases it was discovered that he had been reported missing. At a news conference, Donnelly later stated, "I observed him wearing a tank top, inside-out, backwards, jean shorts and sandals on...He was bloodied. He was battered. He was very discombobulated." Victim: The victim, whose name was not released, is an 18-year-old, white, mentally-disabled man. He has schizophrenia and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Suspects: Four suspects, all African-American, were arrested and charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated unlawful restraint, aggravated battery, and hate crime. Reactions: President Barack Obama released a statement condemning the incident, saying, "What we have seen as surfacing, I think, are a lot of problems that have been there a long time... Whether it's tensions between police and communities, (or) hate crimes of the despicable sort that has just now recently surfaced on Facebook."