The police killing of a 27-year-old black man wielding a knife in West Philadelphia set off violence and chaos.
The police killing of a 27-year-old black man wielding a knife in West Philadelphia set off severe unrest in the city ... and escalated to extreme violence and chaos.
At least 30 Philly police officers were injured overnight and 33 people were arrested for rioting, vandalism and looting. A 56-year-old female sergeant suffered a broken leg and other injuries when she was struck by a pickup truck.Philadelphia PD says she's hospitalized in stable condition, and the other 29 officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries from being hit by bricks or rocks thrown at them.
Protesters first clashed with cops outside a police precinct as tensions rose over the fatal shooting ofThe officers discovered Wallace brandishing a knife and acting erratically, according to Philadelphia Police Chief. Footage of the incident shows Wallace walking around a parked car as the officers back away with their guns pointed at him.Wallace appeared to move toward them and they opened fire, taking him down instantly. He was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead.
Gripp says the officers ordered Wallace to drop his weapon multiple times to no avail ... which you can hear on the video. One witness,, says several people were yelling for him to drop the knife, but Holoway told reporters he also thinks cops could have shot him in the leg instead of shooting to kill., says his son was shot at least 10 times.
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