. >> reporter: mike shields is head of the union that represents chicago police officers. >> one thing that chicago gang bangers need to realize is that if they point a gun at a chicago police officer, they're either going to end up in county jail, the county hospital or the county morgue. >> reporter: in less than 24 hours reverend hood found himself at another prayer vigil for a victim of a police shooting. this time for antoine johnson who family members say he was shot in the back. he was in possession of a .9mm pistol. >> you need to spread around in a circle. >> the simple fact that the police did this to my nephew is crazy. they're supposed to be protecting us, not shooting at us. if he had a gun or not, you still don't shoot nobody in the back. where's the peace? >> he laying right there on the ground handcuffed. what the [bleep] you handcuff him for? he done. >> you went over there. >> i was right there, man. my little homey lying there. i wanted to lay right there with him, man. >> can i ask you all a question, and i just want you to raise your hand. how many of you all had s

. >> mike shield is a veteran cop who used to work chicago's west side. he's a curled member of the police officers' union. >> how would you describe chicago to people who don't know about it. >> it's almost like you're in a different country. it's almost like a third world. i know nationally people are talking when chicago, but the areas where the gun violence is going on isn't an area that a tourist would ever find themselves in. in chicago, it's two different cities within one. >> >> reporter: the crime plagued west side neighborhoods of chicago are only a few miles away from the city's glitzy miracle mile. but they might as well be in another world. poverty rate here among african-americans is 30%, the highest in the nation. 80% of the homicides in the city occur in these areas. derek shotgun brown once controlled these streets as the feared chief of the street gang. this is lawndale, on the west side of chicago, ground zero for the violence plaguing the city. >> wars are going on, and we're in the middle of a battlefield right now. >> they're throwin

rape shield laws are so mike rapes this girl, gets off scot-free. that's justice. that was the law.micide. homicide?! where were you this morning? here. home. getting ready for work. why? got anyone to verify that? no. i live alone. wh is this about? doeshe name mike delaney ring any bells? of course. he went to my school. the grave was vandalized this morning. know anything about that? absolutely not. well, we know what he did to you. look, i'm late for an appointment. no one believed you, so you pretended it never happened. but it did. i don't know what you're talking about. i think you do. what do you want from me? the truth. 25 years later-- you're kind of late to the rty. understandable, you wanting revenge. so, in other words, did i kill that ...? did you? graduation day i was home with my brother, so, no. you didn't go to your own graduation? i dropped out after it happened and i never set foot on that damn campus again. you grew up in kensington. must've felt lucky to be at that school. i felt even luckier when "the" mike delaney liked me. ("love will tear us apart" playing)

. >> mike sees police armed with only shields and batons about to be confronted by a mob just off screenhis footage. >> one or two people start to come forward brandishing street signs that they've picked up, men at work signs, things like that. the police kind of start to back off, and then just this surge of people come forward and just in a rush. and on the tape that's where i swear. >> holy [ muted ] hell. because it's the shock of seeing just this wave of people. then they're throwing things. then you're hearing what they're throwing crashing against the riot shields. and then it was just the sheer number of people that took my breath away. the police were moving back. and then they all retreat. and then you're just left thinking, well, was that actually real? >> after four long days and nights, the rioting subsides. >> this is really bad. now, this is really disgusting. >> when the smoke clears, many are outraged at the rioters' actions, especially the widespread looting. >> i think it's sick what they've done just over a shooting. they've just took it too far. >> but underneath th

shield weather app. let's get a check of the traffic now with mike. >>reporter: good morning, lynette.nette. we'll take a look at the beltway this morning. this is at bel aire road, looking pretty good this morning, so the commute on the beltway is fine. it's just some issues this morning, one in anne arundel county as you get towards southern maryland boulevard out near talbot road. we do have crews working this scene. there are some injuries with this accident as you head towards macey's landing. and as you get towards gwen falls parkway at dennison, good news is they're starting to clear this up, but there are two injuries with this accident on the west side of town this morning. just be aware of that if you're traveling into baltimore city. notice on the jfx you're looking pretty good right now this morning. we'll take you to i-95 at 395 south of the city. we're really looking good this morning, but we know this usually gets tied up a little around 7:00, 8:00 this morning it, so we'll probably see that change. this is 95 southbound past the white marsh mall, also dealing with some