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‘Potential Persons of Interest' Sought in Jussie Smollett Attack

Smollett told police he was walking downtown near the Chicago River at around 2 a.m. on Tuesday when two masked men hurled racial and homophobic slurs at him

Published January 30, 2019 • Updated on January 30, 2019 at 9:31 pm

Chicago police said Wednesday that a thorough review of security video in the attack on actor Jussie Smollett has revealed "potential persons of interest" that investigators would like to question, NBC News reported.

Photos of people of interest who were in area of the alleged assault & battery of Empire cast member. While video does not capture an encounter, detectives are taking this development seriously & wish to question individuals as more cameras are being reviewed pic.twitter.com/xJDDygtocr
— Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) January 31, 2019

A star on Fox's "Empire," Smollett told authorities he had gone for a bite to eat in the upscale Streeterville neighborhood about 2 a.m. Tuesday when two men yelling racist and homophobic slurs attacked him and left him with injuries to his face, police said.