Crime & Justice

Philadelphia Erupts Over Fatal Police Shooting of Walter Wallace, 30 Police Reported Hurt

VIOLENT NIGHT

Protests and violent eruptions came overnight, just hours after police shot and killed 27-year-old Black man Walter Wallace.

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Angry protests erupted in West Philadelphia overnight, hours after police shot and killed 27-year-old Black man Walter Wallace. According to NBC Philadelphia, at least 30 police officers were hurt in the unrest—including one female 56-year-old sergeant who broke her leg when she was hit by a pickup truck that sped...

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