A Chicago street performer known for his melodic vocals captured the moment a teenager snatched his tip box on video earlier this week.
Andrew David said he was surprised on Monday when a teenager swiped his tip box mid-performance in front of a crowd of tourists in the Loop.
David, who was in the middle of recording his performance of “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran, caught the theft on video.
The thief can be seen wearing a grey hoodie and a black face mask in the video. They walk over and calmly grab the box before walking away.
David can be heard saying “hey at least give me the box back please!” after the thief walks off.
“I kind of made a decision in the moment, I’m not going to react, it’s not the part I drop everything and run, but yeah it was disappointing,” David told NBC Chicago. “I didn’t want to feed into any more negativity.”
Instead of filing a police report or chasing the thief down himself, David posted about the incident and was met with an outpouring of support from fans who pass him every day.
David’s video caught the eye of someone who recognized the mask thief too, prompting a local school to reach out to him.
He met today with the principal of a high school in the Loop and is hoping to turn the moment into a teaching opportunity for the many students who see performers downtown every day but have never actually spoken to one.
He said he hopes “it can be a learning experience for the young man.”
While the experience is “frustrating for the people who already donated, and the time I spent. But we make that back, life is funny that way,” David said.
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