A 15 year-old-girl and an 18 year-old-man were shot Tuesday night in the Port Richmond neighbourhood of Philadelphia, while rioting, looting, and civil unrest continued after the police shooting of Walter Wallace on Monday.
Confirmed shooting in the area. Thought we heard some pops earlier, but wasn’t sure what it was at the time: https://t.co/1WEqiv5Ky5
— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) October 28, 2020
The girl was shot in the side, and the man was shot in the arm. Both were taken to a nearby hospital and are in stable condition, according to local news. It is unclear at this time as to what triggered the double shooting.
The shooting happened near Aramingo and Castor Avenues near the shopping center where there was extensive looting. Elijah Schaffer, of The Blaze, reported that he was assaulted by looters in the Five Below as he filmed them robbing the store. Shelby Talcott, of The Daily Caller, documented his injuries.
Reporter @ShelbyTalcott took these images shortly after I was assaulted by the BLM rioters https://t.co/sO1sEAyHnH
— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ElijahSchaffer) October 28, 2020
Schaffer stood in the parking lot of the shopping center and described what happened to him, when he was assaulted for filming BLM looters in a Five Below store. He said it was "ransacked and completely looted."
.@ElijahSchaffer has a brass pair. https://t.co/ymcX9oYswi
— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) October 28, 2020
The looting was extensive, and one man was seen wheeling away a new washing machine.
At the BLM riot in Philadelphia, a looter wheels a large appliance out of the store. pic.twitter.com/gmcsebGLDJ
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) October 28, 2020
Inside Walmart, alarms blared as people took what they wanted and left the store.
Police have left the Walmart I previously posted and the looting has begun again. pic.twitter.com/yVqI1y4zbP
— Savanah Hernandez (@sav_says_) October 28, 2020
In trying to contain the situation at Aramingo Ave., police commanders said it had "rapidly gone downhill." Multiple stores have been completely emptied out by looters. Protests against police happened on the other side of town, in West Philadelphia, near 52nd and Chestnut.
The police completely lost control of the city. I've only seen this happen in Dallas immediately post George-Floyd & Kenosha. All terribly sad to witness.
— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ElijahSchaffer) October 28, 2020
No National Guard, police were standing down, barely enough officers to keep a single shopping center clear.
Seems planned https://t.co/gOgqz8sjpH
Tensions rose in West Philadelphia, as police tried to keep protestors behind barricades.
Tensions mount in West Philadelphia as protestors and police are in a stand off. pic.twitter.com/8Ej0AnMmBh
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) October 28, 2020
Protestors called for the defunding of the Philadelphia Police Department and clashed with police.
Defund Philadelphia Police Department protestors climb on cars and and stop traffic. pic.twitter.com/b7JB1fLdm6
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) October 28, 2020
Police were called to the 6100 block of Locust Street in West Philadelphia Monday night by the family of Walter Wallace. When officers arrived, they found him with a knife. After instructing him to drop the knife, and his refusal to comply, officers shot Wallace, fatally killing him.
Wallace's death has led to civil unrest such as rioting, looting and assault that began Monday night and continued on Tuesday night. The National Guard was deployed to the city.
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