Edited by TJV News:
After 2 days of violent BLM protests which sparked after the police shooting death of Walter Wallace Jr, the city enacted a curfew, and Wednesday was far calmer. However, the chaos was extensive.
Wallace was shot by Philadelphia police after lunging at them with a knife.
Court records show Wallace was currently awaiting trial for allegedly threatening to shoot a woman and her house up. In 2017, he pled guilty to robbery, assault, and possessing an instrument of crime after kicking down the door of another woman and putting a gun to her head. He was sentenced to 11-23 months behind bars. In 2013, he pled guilty to assault and resisting arrest after punching a police officer in the face, ABC6 reported.
With a lot of questions still unanswered regarding Wallace JR’s death, the riots none the less ensued.
Philadelphia police officers found explosives inside a van during the third night of protests following the shooting of an armed Black man by police. Reports indicate the explosives are similar to those used to blow up several bank ATMs over the past few days.
A large police response surrounded a van late Wednesday night in Philadelphia, Fox 29 reported. Inside, officers found multiple explosive devices. The explosives are reported to be similar to those used to blow up multiple ATMs over the past three nights.
Fox 29 reporter Steve Keeley tweeted that the count of blown up ATMs hit 30.
LISTEN/UPDATE: Tens of thousands LOTS stolen because of the secure ATMs in TD Bank here in Aramingo Crossing. John with the armored car company staff tells is why as they retrieve LOTS OF CA$H out of the smashed machine in drive-thru @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/ShJLc03LG0
— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) October 28, 2020
BREAKING: Another 11 ATMs blown up in Philadelphia just since 10pm last night @phillypolice source tells me. 3rd night in a row multiple ATMs blasted making it over 30 cash machines blasted & busted up in past 3 nights. 1/3 @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/Jw8C8PVIMI
— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) October 29, 2020
The Vietnamese Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was a “total loss” after being burned during Black Lives Matter protests and riots on Tuesday night, according to news reports and video footage released Wednesday, reported by Breitbart.
A Vietnamese Baptist church was burned in Philadelphia last night. The Pastor says they poured a chemical accelerant on the roof and set fire to the building. Video of the aftermath of the fire. (video from Baptist Resource Network FB) pic.twitter.com/CTHGo7lENX
— Kitty Shackleford (@KittyLists) October 29, 2020
A Black female entrepreneur in Philadelphia described the shock of seeing her boutique looted by rioters following the police shooting of an armed Black man on Monday. Security video shows a mob racing into her store and cleaning it out in less than a minute.
Here is the report from ABC6