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Footage of Walter Wallace Jr.’s death shows Philadelphia Police officers telling him to drop a knife before firing their guns.

Rickia Young, a home health aide, was trying to drive home when she encountered protesters and police. Her attorneys say Philadelphia officers smashed her car windows and beat her.

Wallace’s family and their attorney said they want to see all Philadelphia Police officers equipped with Tasers.

A citywide curfew was in effect for Philadelphia Wednesday into Thursday following two nights of protests, unrest and looting in the aftermath of Philadelphia police shooting and killing Walter Wallace Jr.

The family of a Black man killed by Philadelphia police officers in a shooting caught on video had called for an ambulance to get him help with a mental health crisis, not for police intervention, their lawyer and his parents said.

Nearly 40 businesses and nine NYPD vehicles were damaged; 30 people were arrested. Officials say protests were a pretext for mayhem. News 4’s Myles Miller reports.

The NYPD says there will be more police officers on the street to try and prevent the chaos that occurred amid Tuesday night’s protest against Philadelphia police killing of Walter Wallace Jr. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Brooklyn Tuesday night, marching in response to a police shooting in Philadelphia that left a Black man dead following a domestic dispute call

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Brooklyn Tuesday night, marching in response to a police shooting in Philadelphia that left a Black man dead following a domestic dispute call. NBC New York’s Katherine Creag reports.

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Walter Wallace Jr. was shot by Philadelphia Police officers Monday Oct. 26, sparking protests and later looting in the city. Police and the mayor offered more details about what happened and what is not immediately known.

A viral video captured a chaotic scene in West Philadelphia as a man, who investigators say was armed with a knife, approached police while his mother tried desperately to stop him moments before the officers opened fire and killed him.

Angry crowds took to the streets in West Philadelphia overnight after police shot and killed a man armed with a knife Monday, with some in the crowds throwing rocks and bricks at police and some looting or vandalizing businesses.