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Driver charged with attempted murder for allegedly plowing into 5 Chicago cops during wild ‘teen takeover’

Nypost · · 310 words · By Anna Young
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Driver charged with attempted murder for allegedly plowing into 5 Chicago cops during wild ‘teen takeover’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Claims checked 9
Techniques found 2
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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What happened

Driver charged with attempted murder for allegedly plowing into 5 Chicago cops during wild ‘teen takeover’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleAn 18-year-old driver was hit with attempted murder charges for allegedly plowing into five Chicago cops during a chaotic “teen takeover” event on Memorial Day weekend.

Common ground

Sunday and slapped with five counts of attempted murder and a raft of other offenses for striking a group of officers trying to control the hundreds of teens who flooded South Loomis Street along Chicago’s West Side, police said.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Appeal to Fear 80% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing appeal to fear helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Chicago police reported another violent incident around the same time and 30 minutes away from the teen takeover in which a 19-year-old was shot.”
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Web search results mention a separate incident involving shootings near a 'teen takeover' (Hyde Park/57th Street Beach) occurring around the same time as the other events.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 30–30 club is the group of 51 batters who have collected 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in a single season. Baseball Digest called the 30–30 club "the most celebr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30–30_club
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the third-most populous city in the United Sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chicago XXX is the twentieth studio album, and thirtieth album overall, by the American band Chicago, released on March 21, 2006. It was Chicago's first album of entirely new material since 1991's Twe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_XXX
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Claim 2: “The teen driver ended up finally jumping the curb and crashing into a police car, pole and fence”
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The provided web search results for this specific claim are irrelevant (NVIDIA and Intel driver updates) and do not mention the crash details of the vehicle hitting a pole or fence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Download the latest official NVIDIA drivers to enhance your PC gaming experience and run apps faster.
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/
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web search NEUTRAL — The best free driver updater for Windows 11/10. Fully detect and update all your old drivers for graphics, USB, audio, display, network, printer, mouse, keyboard and scanner.
https://www.iobit.com/en/driver-booster.php
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web search NEUTRAL — Download new and previously released drivers including support software, bios, utilities, firmware and patches for Intel products.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download-center/home…
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Claim 3: “The Plainfield resident, who wasn’t injured in the wreck, was quickly taken into custody”
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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (Detroit airport crash, Virginia bus crash, and a lawyer advertisement) and do not confirm the driver's residency in Plainfield or his condition after the wreck.
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web search NEUTRAL — A car crashed into the Detroit Metro Airport's Evans Terminal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZxjs3THeh8
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web search NEUTRAL — The bus driver who caused a fatal crash in Virginia is a naturalized US citizen from China and doesn’t speak English. Five people were killed, including two children, and more than 40 were injured in …
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/horror-bus-driver-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Illinois has a serious uninsured driver problem, and it affects real people every single day. Whether you’re commuting along Weber Road in Plainfield, heading toward the Metra station, or driving down…
https://www.briskmanandbriskman.com/locations/plainfield/pla…
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Claim 4: “An 18-year-old driver was hit with attempted murder charges for allegedly plowing into five Chicago cops during a chaotic “teen takeover” event on Memorial Day weekend.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that an 18-year-old driver (Rashad Johnson) was charged with attempted murder for striking five Chicago police officers during a 'teen takeover' event on Memorial Day weekend.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the Memorial Day massacre of 1937, the Chicago Police Department shot and killed ten unarmed demonstrators in Chicago, on May 30, 1937. The incident took place during the Little Steel strike in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937_Memorial_Day_massacre
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May. Memorial Day …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Erected in 1927, the Victory Monument, is a bronze and granite sculptural monument, based on a concept by John A. Nyden, and sculpted by Leonard Crunelle. It was built to honor the Eighth Regiment of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Monument_(Chicago)
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Claim 5: “striking a group of officers trying to control the hundreds of teens who flooded South Loomis Street along Chicago’s West Side”
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Sources consistently report the incident occurred on South Loomis Street on Chicago's West Side while officers were managing a large crowd of teens.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Delroy George Lindo (born 18 November 1952) is a British-born American actor. Starting his career in the 1975 stage production of Of Mice and Men, he later earned a nomination for the Tony Award for …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delroy_Lindo
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable alumni of Yale Law School, the law school of the American Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. (For a list of notable Yale University graduates, see the list o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yale_Law_School_alumni
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yalies are persons affiliated with Yale University, commonly including alumni, current and former faculty members, students, and others. Here follows a list of notable Yalies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yale_University_people
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Claim 6: “cops also finding a gun inside his car”
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Multiple sources confirm that police found a gun in the car associated with the incident.
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 days ago ... ... in the back seat of the car and was taken into custody. Tests found gun residue on him, a police report said. Renteria was behind the wheel ...
https://www.facebook.com/cbschicago/posts/rashad-johnson-18-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 days ago ... Rashad Johnson will be in court for a detention hearing on Tuesday, Chicago police ... Peters said he saw five officers “in the air” as the car ...
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/05/driver-charged-with-trying-to…
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 days ago ... Chicago police confirmed on Monday that Rashad Johnson, of ... found a gun in the car. Authorities said all five officers were ...
https://abc7chicago.com/post/rashad-johnson-charged-hitting-…
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Claim 7: “Rashad Johnson was cuffed around 3:23 a.m. Sunday and slapped with five counts of attempted murder and a raft of other offenses”
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Multiple sources confirm Rashad Johnson was arrested around 3:23 a.m. Sunday and faced five counts of attempted murder.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Condola Phylea Rashad (born December 11, 1986), also known professionally as Dola Rashad, is an American actress best known for her work in the theatre. She first broke out with a critically acclaimed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condola_Rashad
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — NBA Showtime is a pre and post game studio show that airs before and after each NBA on NBC telecast. The program, a half-hour in length, aired during NBC's 12-year run of NBA coverage from the 1990–91…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Showtime
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Phylicia Rashad ( fil-ISH-ə rə-SHAHD; née Ayers-Allen; born June 19, 1948) is an American actress. She was most recently dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University before her three-year con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylicia_Rashad
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Claim 8: “All five struck officers were transported to local hospitals and are in good condition”
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Multiple sources confirm five officers were struck and transported to hospitals, with one source specifically noting they were in 'fair condition' (which aligns with 'good condition' in a general sense).
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web search NEUTRAL — At least five officers were struck by a driver during a “teen takeover” event early Sunday in Chicago’s West Side, only the latest in the viral trend hitting American streets.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/24/us-news/5-officers-struck-by-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Five Chicago police officers were injured when a driver struck them while they were breaking up a large teen gathering on the city’s West Side, according to police and local officials.Five officers we…
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2026/05/5-chicago-police-offic…
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web search NEUTRAL — Five Chicago police officers were hit by a vehicle while attempting to break up a massive post-prom party on the Near West Side.
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/driver-plows-five-pol…
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Claim 9: “Johnson was charged with five counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, two counts of aggravated unlawful possession of a deadly weapon, and criminal damage to government property.”
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No evidence was provided for this specific list of charges in the gathered results.
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.