In snow and freezing weather, hundreds of Philadelphians are waiting in an hours-long line to get vaccinated at the Black Doctor’s COVID-19 Consortium’s 24-hour, walk-up clinic at Temple's Liacouras Center.
Seven people were shot near the Olney Transportation Center on Broad Street Wednesday afternoon, according to Philadelphia police.
This is a developing story that will be updated. trib.al/jevI9hG
Authorities said the shooting happened at 2:50 p.m. The victims ranged in age from 17 to 71, and Commissioner Danielle Outlaw told reporters at the scene that at least one person was in critical condition. inquirer.com/news/seven-peo…
Through Monday, according to Philadelphia Police statistics, 257 people had been shot so far in 2021 — a 56% increase over 2020. No other single incident had wounded as many people as this shooting. inquirer.com/news/seven-peo…
Grief, anger, and questions remain in West Philadelphia after fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.; Trump says he’s ready to send in federal resources ‘if requested' trib.al/lh8O4EX
The Trump administration, without naming Walter Wallace Jr., blamed the unrest in Philly on the “liberal Democrats' war against the police."
LATEST: The City of Philadelphia will issue a citywide curfew Wednesday afternoon that will go into effect at 9 p.m., according to a message sent to businesses from the managing director’s office.
The Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management told residents in West Philadelphia, as well as Kensington, Fairhill, North Philly, Fishtown, and Port Richmond, to remain inside due to the unrest.
Around 9:20 p.m., protesters started throwing objects at a small group of officers and chased them near 52nd Street.
Police said they were being attacked by protesters at 52nd and Market Streets and used pepper spray and batons to protect themselves and make numerous arrests.
Police officers shot a man during a confrontation Tuesday afternoon in West Philadelphia. Police then transported the man to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. His condition was not immediately available. trib.al/YHM0IEZ
Here’s more from the scene on this. The shooting occurred this afternoon.
1/ Employees say that Bell & Evans did not protect the 1,800 workers of its chicken processing plants in Fredericksburg, Pa. Mostly Latino, the workforce lives in the neighboring town of Lebanon, which is overrun with COVID-19 cases and has few ICU beds.
2/ Three Bell & Evans employees have died from the coronavirus. The CDC says that Pa. has more confirmed cases of COVID-19 among meat production workers than any other state. How many of Lebanon’s cases can be traced to the plants is unknown.
3/ “We practically work head to head. We work like less than one foot away,” a current employee who contracted COVID-19 told @astridrodrigues. Bell & Evans did not return multiple requests for comment.