this was only a few blocks from the brothers' lake view apartment, which was also the original uber pick up location to the staged crime scene. video shows the brothers walking where they were dropped off to their home. two minutes later, the brothers exited the taxi at 2:27 a.m. smollett's manager called the police to report the incident. chicago police observed that smollett had a rope draped around his neck. this was captured on police body-worn camera. second later, smollett asked the police to shut off their cameras. smollett then made a police report where he claimed he was the victim of an attack in which the offender struck him while yelling racial and homophobic slurs. smollett also reported that the offenders placed a rope around