The Chicago Police Department has released photos from a surveillance video showing “potential persons of interest” in the Tuesday attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett.
The photos, released Wednesday afternoon, show two silhouettes walking in the area of where Smollett was sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 1:45 a.m., but does not show the actual attack. Chicago police said they would like question the two people.
“Photos of people of interest who were in area of the alleged assault & battery of Empire cast member,” police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted. “While video does not capture an encounter, detectives are taking this development seriously & wish to question individuals as more cameras are being reviewed.”