National Guard Deployed in Philadelphia as 1,000 Looters Create Mayhem and Target Businesses
Mayhem has engulfed Philadelphia. No, it’s not because of Dallas week. We had another officer-involved shooting that left a man dead after charging police with a knife. Walter Wallace Jr. was shot and killed on Monday. He reportedly suffered a mental break (via NBC Philadelphia):
A day after he was shot and killed by two police officers, sparking protests and a night of civil unrest in Philadelphia, family members of Walter Wallace Jr. are speaking out, describing him as a husband, father and aspiring musician who struggled with mental health issues. . .
On Monday Philadelphia police responded to reports of a person screaming as well as a report of a 27-year-old male assaulting an elderly female at a home on the 6100 block of Locust Street.
When officers arrived they found Wallace holding a knife, according to investigators. A viral video of the incident shows Wallace, a Black man, walking toward the officers while a woman, who a witness identified as Wallace’s mother, tries to stop him. Two armed police officers back away from Wallace and tell him at least twice to “put the knife down” though it’s unclear from the video whether or not Wallace is holding a knife.
. . .This set off another wave of urban violence, rioting, and clashes with police erupting last night. The National Guard has been deployed, but chaos has already engulfed the city. Our own Julio Rosas is on the ground reporting on the rioting.
Guys, I haven’t seen riots and looting on this scale and this bad since Minneapolis back in May. It’s chaos out here.
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) October 28, 2020
The BLM crowd marched as close as they could to the Philadelphia Police 18th District. Police in riot gear stopped them from getting closer. pic.twitter.com/Rlw5QX0ZEk
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) October 28, 2020
The outside of the damaged businesses were trashed from the items left behind by the looters. pic.twitter.com/jZwTvUI0Mv
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) October 27, 2020
Philadelphia is going to get ravaged tonight. Already chaos and looting #Philly pic.twitter.com/3Pd1oOL4Qc
— Kitty Shackleford (@KittyLists) October 28, 2020
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