{"id":98396,"date":"2020-10-27T08:22:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T05:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/protests-erupt-in-philly-after-police-fatally-shoot-armed-black-man\/"},"modified":"2020-10-27T08:22:37","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T05:22:37","slug":"protests-erupt-in-philly-after-police-fatally-shoot-armed-black-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/protests-erupt-in-philly-after-police-fatally-shoot-armed-black-man\/","title":{"rendered":"#Protests erupt in Philly after police fatally shoot armed black man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Protests erupt in Philly after police fatally shoot armed black man<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/philly-truck.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n                        At least one police officer was run over by a truck in Philadelphia as protesters stormed the streets Monday night in response to a fatal police shooting earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>The officer who was struck can be seen in footage on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> as a black truck swerves into a group of officers lined across the street to protect against oncoming demonstrators, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/news\/west-philadelphia-police-shooting-locust-20201026.html\">the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The condition of the officer was not immediately clear.<\/p>\n<p>The unruly demonstrations erupted over the death of Water Wallace, who was shot by police after refusing to drop a knife at about 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Footage <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samanthamelamed\/status\/1320935045591375872?s=20\">posted to Twitter<\/a> by Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Samantha Melamed shows <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samanthamelamed\/status\/1320941112933179397?s=20\">protesters surrounding dumpster<\/a> and police car fires.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper reported that some protesters also chucked objects, including bricks, at cops in riot gear during a tense standoff at the police district headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>Looting was also reported at several stores in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Video of the fatal encounter from earlier Monday shows Wallace walking towards officers who have their guns drawn at him.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses told the Inquirer that Wallace was carrying a knife but did not lunge at the officers.<\/p>\n<p>Two officers opened fire on Wallace. His father, Walter Wallace Sr. said his son was shot 10 times.<\/p>\n<p>The officers\u2019 names were not immediately released. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said an investigation is underway.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more News articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/10\/27\/protests-erupt-in-philly-after-police-fatally-shoot-armed-black-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Protests erupt in Philly after police fatally shoot armed black man&#8221; At least one police officer was run over by a truck in Philadelphia as protesters stormed the streets Monday night in response to a fatal police shooting earlier in the day. 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