Philly’s Already on Edge. Election Day Could Spark Total Chaos.

‘IN FOR A WILD RIDE’

The city has seen 200 arrests since Monday and nearly 60 officers injured, with one still hospitalized.

Senior Researcher

Published Oct. 31 2020 12:13AM EDT

2001030-bredderman-PA-tease_ebgscd — Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP

PHILADELPHIA—On Monday, against the backdrop of a nation careening toward its most fraught election in living memory, and a stream of ominous chatter from Donald Trump about this city in particular, local cops fatally fired

William Bredderman

Senior Researcher

Sara Sheridan

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Philly’s Already on Edge. Election Day Could Spark Total Chaos.

The city has seen 200 arrests since Monday and nearly 60 officers injured, with one still hospitalized.

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William Bredderman

Sara Sheridan