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Philadelphia Police fatally shot a 27 year old Black man this afternoon in West Philly. Two officers fired multiple times, and video shows the man was holding a knife about 10 ft away from the officers when they fired. https://www.inquirer.com/news/west-philadelphia-police-shooting-locust-20201026.html
His family identified the man as Walter Wallace Jr. They said his mother begged police not to shoot https://www.inquirer.com/news/west-philadelphia-police-shooting-locust-20201026.html
It’s unclear how many times Wallace was struck but there were at least 13 markers on the street and a witness said he heard about 10 shots. Cops said both officers fired “several” times
With a crowd of about 200 protesters and counting in west philly, marching just hours after police fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr a few blocks away
A group protesting through west philly being followed slowly by cars honking in support and drivers leaning out their windows cheering
