he said two men jumped him with repeat blows to the face. he says one of them wrapped a rope around his neck and poured an unknown chemical substance on the actor before they both took off. smollett took himself to the hospital for treatment. here s what police say they re working on right now, they ve announced they have extensively canvassed the area near the crime. reviewed hundreds of hours of surveillance video and even expanded the search to the chicago riverfront and beyond and found nothing. you see the statement on the screen now. so far they say no video has surfaced or any sign of a suspect vehicle. the attack has caused outrage from across the country to reese witherspoon, to friends like steve harvey and lee daniels, both posting messages of encouragement on social media. to organizations like glaa snd naacp.