At least 30 police officers were injured and over 33 people arrested in Philadelphia Monday night during protests over the fatal police shooting Monday afternoon of a Black man in West Philadelphia. According to WPVI, police responded at around 3:50 p.m. to a domestic disturbance call and confronted a man at the scene who was holding a knife. In a confrontation recorded on video by a bystander, the man — identified by neighbors as Walter Wallace — reportedly refused calls to drop the knife and was subsequently shot and killed by police.
All of the officers injured in the ensuing protests were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, the most serious of which appears to be a female officer whose leg was broken when she was reportedly struck by a vehicle in the early morning hours. That officer remains hospitalized. Arrests including charges ranging from assault on police officers and rioting to looting and firearms possession, according to Philadelphia police.
The names of the officers who fired the shots were not immediately disclosed. Both were wearing body cameras and were taken off street duty pending the investigation. Philadelphia police say an investigation into the shooting continues.
Injuries, arrests in Philadelphia during protests over police shooting of Black man
