SUV pulls up to socialist politician's Chicago home and detonates EXPLOSIVE while his three children slept inside

Published: 01:41, 15 June 2026 | Updated: 01:41, 15 June 2026 Shocking footage captured two men detonating a violent explosive outside the home of a Chicago alderman as his three children slept inside. In the very early hours of Saturday morning, two men in an SUV stepped out in front of Alderman Byron Sigcho Lopez's home around 12.45am and detonated a bomb, according to the office of the 25th ward. Lopez's three children were sleeping inside as the explosive rattled their house and destroyed a window. Surveillance footage captured the black vehicle pulling over as a man in shorts and a T-shirt stepped out and ignited the explosive. The bomb left a massive cloud of smoke and caused car alarms to go off, in addition to hearing glass shatter. The Chicago Police Department's Bomb and Arson Unit is investigating the incident. Lopez's office is now asking locals to help identify the suspects and has asked anyone with knowledge to contact them at 773-523-4100. A bomb was detonated outside the home of Alderman Byron Sigcho Lopez Shocking footage captured two men in a black SUV in the very early hours of Saturday morning pull up in front of Lopez home  A man in shorts and a T-shirt stepped out and ignited the explosive The Alderman is currently running for Congress as an independent socialist. Kshama Sawant, a fellow socialist and politician, called the explosion an 'act of terrorism' in an Instagram post, which his campaign page reposted. 'The political establishment and the right wing are threatened by independent socialist candidates like Byron, who is calling for an end to funding for the Israeli state’s genocide in Gaza, to abolish ICE, for universal public healthcare, and for taxes on billionaires to fund green jobs,' wrote Sawant. 'Working people and socialists must stand in solidarity against such acts of terror.' Several users online expressed their relief that Lopez and his family were safe. 'Dear Lord!! I’m so sorry this happened, and we’re here to support you in any way possible,' one user wrote. The explosion rattled the home, destroyed a window, and caused car alarms to go off Lopez's office is now asking locals to help identify the suspects and has asked anyone with knowledge to contact them at 773-523-4100 Lopez's three children were sleeping inside at the time of the incident but thankfully, no one hurt 'Unbelievable, we are here, whatever you,' another added. 'We are so sad and shocked to hear this. So happy everyone is safe,' a third wrote. Lopez was elected to represent the 25th ward in 2019, which includes the communities of Pilsen, Little Village, and University Village. The Daily Mail has reached out to his office for comment. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.