Man Allegedly Attacked in Chicago on Racial Grounds

Victim Hospitalised in Good Condition Says Police

Police in Chicago have opened up the hate crime investigation after the department has identified a 36-year-old man who was allegedly physically attacked by a man who shouted racial and homophobic slaws. The Empire cast member is identified as Jussie Smollett. The man was attacked around 2am while walking on the street when two men approached him shouting and then struck him on the face and poured unknown chemical substance on him, and wrapped a rope on his neck, and he was hospitalized in good condition says the Police.