Philadelphia prepares for possible new protests after police shot and killed a Black man wielding a knife

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Officials in Philadelphia are preparing for another night of unrest after officers shot and killed a Black man who was holding a knife in an encounter the police commissioner & mayor say raises questions. 30 officers were injured during protests afterward.

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Racial tensions in Philadelphia have officials preparing for another night of unrest after officers shot and killed a Black man who was holding a knife in an encounter the police commissioner and mayor say raises questions. Thirty officers were injured during protests in the aftermath of the shooting.

Monday's shooting of 27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr., caught on cell phone video, draws fresh attention to fatal use of force by police following months of protests over how officers treat Black people. The shooting and violent protests also sharpen the focus on the swing state of Pennsylvania a week before the presidential election.

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I ain’t no cop but if u coming at me with a knife, I’m a shoot the sh*t outta you too

But why always blacks?

As if they had no other options

Just shoot them. The country will better off without these bums.

Arrest all the rioters and jail them for life.

Another 'criminal' with a knife if he had't had a knife out robbing the police would't of been called out to arrest him ....the word is 'criminal'....!

Police shoot a guy who is trying to kill them with a knife and this causes riots? Democrats have lost their minds. Fake news

Do you people just have hate squads on standby, waiting for a cop to have to make the ultimate decision upholding the law. Then when they do, bam, out comes the rent-a-mob. I'm not buying that these people are that stupid, its got to be orchestrated.

Very funny!US declared China violate human rights while its own police are pressing people's demonstration😂

deserved.

Thank you law enforcement for keeping us safe

Looting and rioting started after man is shot wielding a knife period CNN sucks

This is Trump doing. He said some bad things are going to happen in Philadelphia. Ppl shouldn't fall for it. No rioting, its what they want so you dont to polls.

'who was holding a knife' See, this is why you should be removed from this planet. Maybe even the entire universe. There are no journalists left the Chinese News Network.

Caution, Trump's supporter's may show Up!

Blacks built a whole culture on guns and violence and killing police. AND the officer told him to put down the knife. Act dumb and dumb things happen. Sorry he died but its his fault

Burn Philly to the ground, do the rest of us a favor

In an expeditionary combat skills class we had a drill we had 9mm holstered vs. Knife from about 30 yards (90 ft) the closing speed of someone with a knife beat the 9mm, 90% of the time.

So, he gets shot after charging at police officers with a knife. How else should they have handled it? IMO, there are plenty of examples of police brutality, but this is not one of them.

You can thank the Dems for that !

BLM needs to literally burn the town down to get there point across

Tell that to the family of these pq state police that didn’t fill this pile do crap with bullets ASAP

No taser?

is gutter journalism. No perspective at all. 36 people shot, 7 killed, in bloody Chicago weekend

He got what he deserved.

It was the officers who created the situation in order to use lethal force on Walter Wallace bc they didn't see him as a human being.

We have gone from waving to holding. How about endangering the public and the police?

Report the facts not distortion

endsars everywhere

People assume cops are fully briefed on the situation.. Reality: cops receive a call that a man is wielding a weapon threatening others. Better questions: why had the city not armed them with tasers/non-lethals. If the city did not provide them, it is on leadership.

This is why Police should stop going to these calls. Let the community deal with it. Police can’t win. Let the community handle it. Not worth the hassle for the police.

WHEN THEY MURDER THE POLICE OFFICERS THEY DO NOT CARE WHAT SEX THEY ARE...

We witnessed so many awful things that I promise you every one of you would shoot your weapon if a guy, black or white, was walking towards you with a knife, not complying with the orders being called. Obviously, he meant nothing good.

Use a tazer! What if he had mental health issues?

Wheres mr law and order? Wheres the man who's done more for the african american community since Abraham Lincoln? In fact with each of these horrific incidents I havent heard him say one word expressing outrage that it happens over and over again

His fault stop babying criminals to get votes

fuck de police,black lives matters

He was not ‘holding’ a knife. He was running around BRANDISHING the knife, threatening cops and ignoring their repeated directions to put it down. Stop fucking lying, Jesus.

Punk ass police

And you keep the narrative going. Good work

I watched this video. What is wrong with these cops? This is sickening.

govt are juss nuisance said the royalty who claims their right of law but, look! its a havoking black people who loves to pin down starbucks porn-american lebby's on the loose.. ..police are not the answer-only beheading.

STOP RISISTING ARREST!!! Trump

THAT IS ALL OK PEOPLE TIME TO GO BACK OUT AND VOTE NOW A WAR IS COMING PEOPLE

Unrest🙄

This and Social Security and Medicare cuts are Biden’s America. Why didn’t we get Bernie?!?

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Why did not cover this at all yesterday ?

TRUMP 2020!!!! The left is full of hidden lies and are keeping our country locked down!! Trump2020

Because given a chance at unity...

And trumps getting re-elected

“Holding a knife” while also charging at them while they stepped backwards attempting to creat distance and commanding him to stop.

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