Unrest in Philly After Cops Shoot and Kill 27-Year-Old

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On Monday afternoon, two white Philadelphia Police officers shot and killed #WalterWallaceJr in front of his mother in broad daylight in West Philly. They fired around ten shots.
Neither of the two officers filmed killing #WalterWallaceJr in a hail of bullets seemed to try using their taser first.

His father says he was going through a mental health crisis and that his mother was working to deescalate the situation.
Philly Mayor Jim Kenney expressed sympathy for the family, promising an investigation. However, the investigation is under the auspices of the same police department that shot and killed Walter Wallace, Jr. today.

Philly DA Larry Krasner has also opened a separate investigation.
#WalterWallaceJr was holding a knife at the time he was shot - he appeared to be several arms lengths away from the two officers when they fired what could have been up to a dozen shots.

Both cops are now suspended (presumably on paid admin. leave as is common police practice.)
Protests over Wallace's killing have taken a more militant tone tonight reminiscent of the early days of the #GeorgeFloyd uprising in West Philly.

Bricks, bottles and trash cans were thrown at officers, with several PPD officers injured; some also reportedly run over by a truck.
Several businesses in West Philadelphia have been broken into and had their goods expropriated.

Various police vehicles have been set on fire.
Multiple arrests have been made with the current total count unknown. PPD is believed to have deployed its Major Crimes Unit.
One photo captured by Philadelphia Inquirer journalist Samantha Melamed shows a police cruiser burning in front of a billboard reading “the power of justice”:
Philadelphia’s lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, which supported officers involved in brutalizing protesters earlier this year, has indicated it will defend the cops who ended Walter Wallace, Jr.’s life while his family watched.

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