Man throws brick at Chicago hot dog joint after being told to mask up

An irate man hurled a brick by means of the entrance door of a Chicago sizzling canine joint after he was requested to put on a face masks, wild video reveals.

The Wieners Circle within the Windy Metropolis’s Lincoln Park neighborhood launched the surveillance footage of the person inside the shop about 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, in accordance with WGN-TV.

However when employees requested him to placed on a masks, he turned enraged, police advised CNN.

The suspect is then seen grabbing snow from exterior and throwing it on the counter and an off-camera worker.

He then fled in a automobile, however returned later and threw the brick into the enterprise, shattering the entrance door.

“I advised him get the (expletive) outta right here in case you’re not gonna put a masks on,” worker Robbie Sheppard advised WGN. “He received mad as a result of I swore.”

Surveillance footage reveals the person reacting after being advised to masks up.

Twitter / The Weiners Circle

Supervisor Evelyn Morris mentioned the employees have been startled when the brick got here flying in later that night time.

“It scared the crap out of them as a result of you'll be able to think about the sound of that, so all of them simply ran to the again,” she advised the outlet.

The restaurant posted the footage on its Twitter web page.

The person returned and hurled snow by means of the door.

Twitter / The Weiners Circle

The Wieners Circle tweeted that the person owes them an “apology at a minimal.”

Twitter / The Weiners Circle

“The door is mounted and we’re sizzling on the path of the suspect, thanks to all of the sleuths who've reached out,” the Wieners Circle wrote.

“The brick thrower owes us $400 bucks and an apology at minimal. He was driving a Kia Soul, license plate under (sorry it’s a bit fuzzy). For those who crack the code earlier than the @Chicago_Police we are going to throw you a celebration or provide you with 2 row 5 heart bulls tickets,” it mentioned in a separate tweet.

Loyal prospects, referred to as Weinerheads, have expressed help for the favored spot. Considered one of them donated cash for the repairs, WGN reported.

An outside digicam captured the vandal fleeing after throwing a brick on the door.

Twitter / The Weiners Circle

“For those who don’t put on masks, simply keep residence. That’s my message,” Morris advised the station. “Keep residence.”

On Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker mentioned he would raise the state’s masks mandate starting Feb. 28 if a decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations continues.

The incident stays underneath investigation.