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On October 26, 2020, Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old man, was fatally shot by police in [[Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Two [[Philadelphia Police Department]] officers arrived in the area to respond to a domestic dispute. When they arrived, Wallace moved towards them carrying a knife.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gross|first=Jenny|date=2020-10-29|title=What We Know About the Death of Walter Wallace Jr. in Philadelphia|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/walter-wallace-jr-philadelphia.html|access-date=2020-10-30|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The two officers backed away while instructing him to drop the knife, and as Wallace advanced towards them, each officer fired several rounds at Wallace's shoulder and chest. He later died in the hospital. Wallace's family stated Wallace was having a mental health crisis at the time.
On October 26, 2020, Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old [[African-American]] man, was fatally shot by police in [[Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Two [[Philadelphia Police Department]] officers arrived in the area to respond to a domestic dispute. When they arrived, Wallace moved towards them carrying a knife.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gross|first=Jenny|date=2020-10-29|title=What We Know About the Death of Walter Wallace Jr. in Philadelphia|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/walter-wallace-jr-philadelphia.html|access-date=2020-10-30|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The two officers backed away while instructing him to drop the knife, and as Wallace advanced towards them, each officer fired several rounds at Wallace's shoulder and chest. He later died in the hospital. Wallace's family stated Wallace was having a mental health crisis at the time.


In response to the justified shooting, demonstrations occurred throughout Philadelphia on October 26 and 27, many of which escalated into violence and looting, leading to arrests, injuries to police, deployment of the [[Pennsylvania National Guard]], and a [[Curfew#Curfews for all|citywide curfew]].
In response to the killing, demonstrations occurred throughout Philadelphia on October 26 and 27, many of which escalated into violence and looting, leading to arrests, injuries to police, deployment of the [[Pennsylvania National Guard]], and a [[Curfew#Curfews for all|citywide curfew]].


== People involved ==
== People involved ==

Revision as of 00:18, 31 October 2020

On October 26, 2020, Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot by police in Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Two Philadelphia Police Department officers arrived in the area to respond to a domestic dispute. When they arrived, Wallace moved towards them carrying a knife.[1] The two officers backed away while instructing him to drop the knife, and as Wallace advanced towards them, each officer fired several rounds at Wallace's shoulder and chest. He later died in the hospital. Wallace's family stated Wallace was having a mental health crisis at the time.

In response to the killing, demonstrations occurred throughout Philadelphia on October 26 and 27, many of which escalated into violence and looting, leading to arrests, injuries to police, deployment of the Pennsylvania National Guard, and a citywide curfew.

People involved

Walter Wallace Jr. was an aspiring rapper and father of eight who was married in October 2020. His rap songs included lyrics about killing police. [2] At the time of his death, he was 27 years old.[3] According to family members and the family's attorney, Wallace suffered from mental illness, including bipolar disorder, and was taking lithium.[4][5] Wallace was awaiting trial for making terroristic threats.[6]

Shooting

On October 26, 2020, police attended three separate times to a house on the 6100 block of Locust Street in the predominantly black neighborhood of Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia.[7][8] Around 4:00 pm, during their third arrival, they came in response to reports of a person screaming and a man assaulting an elderly female. Video on social media shows Wallace walking into the street as people yell and two police officers aim their guns at him. At one point, Wallace, who is several feet away from the officers in the video, walks toward them as they quickly move backward, telling him at least twice to "put the knife down".[3]

The camera points down toward the ground as several shots are heard.[9] Wallace's mother tried to stop him while pleading for the officers not to shoot him moments before the officers fired.[10] Chief Inspector Frank Vanore said each officer fired about seven rounds, with an unknown number of shots striking Wallace.[11] One of the officers placed Wallace in a police vehicle and drove him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.[12]

The officers involved in the shooting were moved to desk duty pending an investigation.[13]

Investigation

Family attorney Shaka Johnson said the family had called for an ambulance to get Wallace help with a mental health crisis, not for police intervention, and that Wallace was suffering from bipolar disorder.[5] Wallace's parents said officers knew their son was in a mental health crisis because they had been to the family's house three times on October 26.[14] Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said the police dispatch prior to the shooting said, "tell the officers to use caution in responding to this, it’s an ongoing domestic issue going on up there."[3] It is unknown if the police knew Wallace had mental health issues, as well as several criminal charges, before arriving on scene.[3]

Investigators said the officers involved were wearing police body cameras, and the footage will be part of the investigation.[11] Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw announced on October 29 that they would be releasing the body camera footage as well as 911 tapes and a compiled history detailing the previous police responses to the home within a couple of days of the announcement.[15]

On October 30, 2020, the Wallace family reviewed police body camera footage of the shooting, after which attorney Johnson acknowledged that Wallace had a knife. The family intends to file a wrongful death suit.[16] Johnson also said Wallace was suffering an "obvious" mental health crisis and was incapacitated after the first shot.[17]

Reactions

Wallace's father, Walter Wallace Sr., stated his son had mental health issues and was on medication and asked why the police did not use a Taser instead.[18]

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said the shooting raised "difficult questions that must be answered". Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said there would be an investigation, adding that neither officer was equipped with a Taser, as the department only had around 2,300 Tasers at the time of the shooting, which Outlaw said she intended to increase to 4,500.[19][3][9] She also suggested the need for a "behavioral health unit" within the Philadelphia Police Department.[20] She later went on to say that she would be creating this behavioral health unit as well as a directory for officers that lists mental health resources available during all hours of the day.[19]

Fraternal Order of Police President John McNesby showed support for the officers, saying, "Our police officers are being vilified for doing their job and keeping the community safe, after being confronted by a man with a knife. We support and defend these officers."[13] Former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey said he "didn't see anything criminal on the side of the officers", and "I can see in the tape that they were backing up.... At some point in time, the distance was beginning to close between themselves and the individual".[21][22]

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris published a statement, sharing, "Our hearts are broken for the family of Walter Wallace Jr....We cannot accept that in this country a mental health crisis ends in death."[23]

Protests and rioting

Philadelphia

October 26

On the night of October 26 into the morning of October 27, protesters marched through West Philadelphia, and video posted on social media appeared to show the police clashing with demonstrators. Those marching have alleged that the march was peaceful, up until protestors came upon a group of police officers near the Philadelphia Police 18th District.[15] The violence and unrest then spread to other parts of West Philadelphia and other adjacent city neighborhoods. Police arrested at least 91 people overnight, charging most with looting.[11]

According to the Philadelphia Police Department, thirty police officers were injured, in most cases by bricks and rocks that were thrown by protesters. Five police vehicles and one fire department vehicle were vandalized.[9] A 56-year-old female police officer received a broken leg after being hit by a pickup truck.[24][25]

October 27

On October 27, the state and city authorities requested help from the Pennsylvania National Guard, which then mobilized several hundred soldiers.[13] According to police reports, businesses began getting looted right before 9 pm in North Philadelphia, with allegedly one thousand people looting businesses in Port Richmond.[26] Residents from several districts of Philadelphia were instructed by police to stay indoors to avoid "widespread demonstrations that have turned violent with looting".[4]

The Party for Socialism and Liberation held a march from Malcolm X Park in West Philadelphia through the University of Pennsylvania campus to Clark Park, which was attended by around one thousand people. Protestors at the march called for community control of the police, the defunding of the Philadelphia Police Department, and the arrest of the officers involved.[27] The march was endorsed by six justice organizations, including the Penn Community for Justice and the city's Black Lives Matter chapter.[28]

Violence broke out between police and protesters near a police precinct, with some in the crowd throwing rocks, light bulbs, and bricks at the police, leaving one officer injured.[13] Police officers armed with riot gear lined the streets, and broke up large groups to arrest those accused of throwing projectiles, by hitting them with batons and tackling them.[29] At least 23 officers were injured, nine police vehicles were damaged, and 81 arrests were made on charges of trespassing, assault on police, and disorderly conduct.[26]

Video footage from the protests also showed a slow-moving SUV being surrounded by police. Officers with batons surrounded the vehicle, smashed its windows, yanked its driver and a passenger, Rickia Young and her teenage nephew, from the car, threw them onto the ground, and then pulled Young's 2-year-old son from the backseat.[30] Young had to be taken to the hospital for injuries sustained in the arrest and was later released without charges. The National Fraternal Order of Police posted a photo of a policewoman holding Young's son to Twitter and Facebook, claiming that the child had been found wandering the streets. The posts were later deleted.[31][32][33]

October 28

In response to the protests, Philadelphia announced a citywide curfew on October 28 from 9:00 pm on October 28 to 6:00 am the following day.[26] No major protests took place.[34] 40 people were arrested for charges including assault on police, burglary, failure to curfew, and vehicle theft.[17] Four police officers were injured, and 11 ATMs were blown up.[19]

October 30

Philadelphia City Council passed a ban on police use of "less-lethal" weapons such as rubber bullets, tear gas, and pepper spray on protesters.[35]

Reactions

Both Wallace's father and his cousin, Anthony Fitzhugh, decried any looting or violence which took place during the protests.[4][3]

US President Donald Trump connected the riots with Mayor Kenney, saying that "the mayor or whoever it is that's allowing people to riot and loot and not stop them is...just a horrible thing" and noting that they took place in "a Democrat-run state, a Democrat-run city".[36] Trump also said, "Philadelphia was torn up by Biden-supporting radicals", and, "Biden stands with the rioters, and I stand with the heroes of law enforcement."[5] White House Director of Strategic Communications Alyssa Farah said on October 27 that the White House was "prepared to deploy federal resources" in response to the unrest.[37] White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany similarly suggested in a statement that the White House "stands ready, upon request, to deploy any and all federal resources to end these riots", calling them "the most recent consequence of the liberal Democrats' war against the police".[38]

Biden responded to the protests saying, "There is no excuse whatsoever for the looting and the violence. None whatsoever. I think to be able to protest is totally legitimate. It's totally reasonable."[39]

Additional locations

A group of protestors gathered in Portland, Oregon on October 27, and marched through North Portland.[12] It was one of three separate demonstrations in the city that night, with one crowd gathering at Arbor Lodge Park and marched to Portland Commissioner Dan Ryan's house, and called on him to further defund the Portland Police Bureau.[40]

Protests and violence were seen in New York City on October 27, with protesters arrested in Brooklyn after reports of damage to property. Police stated that police vehicles were damaged, and trash cans, American flags and additional objects were set on fire in videos on social media. Officers and protesters met near Boerum Place, a train station in Brooklyn, where several officers were reportedly injured after a car tried to drive through a group of police.[41]

See also

References

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