30 Philadelphia officers injured in protests after police fatally shoot Black man

Police in Philadelphia said 30 officers were injured during violent protests Monday night that broke out after police shot and killed a 27-year-old Black man who authorities said had a knife.

More than 300 people marched through the streets of Philadelphia late Monday into early Tuesday to protest the shooting of Walter Wallace, Jr. which was captured on video. 

Dozens of officers were injured with rocks, bricks and other projectiles and a 56-year-old female officer was hit by a pickup truck and hospitalized with a broken leg.

All the officers, except for the one struck by the truck, had been treated and released from local area hospitals as of early Tuesday.

Police cars and dumpsters were set on fire as police struggled to contain the crowds. More than a dozen officers, many with batons in hand, formed a line as they ran down 52nd Street chasing protesters away from the main thoroughfare.

Police said five police vehicles and one fire department vehicle were vandalized. More than 30 people were arrested for throwing rocks and bricks at police or looting, police said.

Source: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/crowds-protest-violence-west-philly-after-deadly-police-shooting/2574729/

Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/10/27/walter-wallace-shooting-philadelphia-30-officers-injured-protests/6051164002/

Source: https://6abc.com/philadelphia-vandalism-walter-wallace-west-philly-shooting-police/7376268/

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