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The viral video of a 73-year-old man who got boarded up inside his low-income apartment is sparking an investigation. Rudolph Williams was home in Harvey, Illinois, about 30 miles south of Chicago when he realized the doors and windows to his courtyard-style apartment had been boarded up with plywood, locking him inside. His rescue is captured on a viral video that s generating a firestorm of criticism about conditions at the dilapidated low-income apartment complex. It s also prompting debate about who is to blame. City officials and residents have conflicting accounts about what happened Friday at the 30-unit development. Harvey’s mayor is promising an investigation.
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In a series of videos posted Friday and Saturday by a family member of 73-year-old Rudolph Williams, the narrator can be heard explaining the Harvey man was still inside his apartment and unable to leave because a plywood plank had been installed over his door and his door handle was torn off. The five videos have more than 10 million views on TikTok, triggered outrage online and on Monday . ....