[KC]

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[docfr8]

Situation gets crazier after he gets put down.. unfortunately he had a deadly weapon, chasing officers aggressively

[mattersin]

And as of right now rioting and looting is taking place in west philly.....all because someone didnt wanna listen.

[kellyhound]

Police shot and killed a man on a West Philadelphia street Monday afternoon after yelling at him to drop his knife.

It happened around 3:50 p.m. when officers responded to a domestic call along the 6100 block of Locust Street.

Sgt. Eric Gripp, a spokesperson with the Philadelphia Police Department, says officers confronted a man with a knife at the scene. Gripp said the man was shot multiple times by two officers after he didn't adhere to calls to drop the weapon. He was later pronounced dead.

Neighbors have identified the man as W. W.

Video of the fatal confrontation recorded by a bystander and posted on social media shows officers pointing their guns at a man as he walked in the street and around a car. The man walks toward the officers as they backed away from him in the street, guns still aimed at him.

"Put the knife down, put the knife down," one officer can be heard saying.

Both then fired several shots at the man and he collapsed in the street. A woman ran up to the victim and began screaming. Several bystanders then walk up to the man who was shot.

It is unclear in the video if the man had a knife. Witnesses said he was holding one.

At least a dozen evidence markers were found at the scene. Witnesses and neighbors want to know why less-lethal force wasn't used.

"You could have pulled out a taser. You could have shot him in the leg," said Jada Hilton.

By Monday night, a group of residents took to the streets protesting Wallace's death. Officers could also be seen setting up a perimeter around the 18th district police station.

Cops cars and dumpsters were later set on fire as police struggled to contain the crowds. More than a dozen officers, many with batons in hand, formed a line as they ran down 52nd Street chasing protesters away from the main thoroughfare.

The Action Cam also captured video of broke windows and vandalized vehicles along 52nd and Pine streets. The group is also believed to be responsible for broken windows at a number of buildings, including a police station and a Starbucks in University City.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw says the video raises questions but she assured the community that a full investigation is underway.

"I have directed the Officer Involved Shooting Investigation Unit to begin its investigation. I recognize that the video of the incident raises many questions. Residents have my assurance that those questions will be fully addressed by the investigation. While at the scene this evening, I heard and felt the anger of the community. Everyone involved will forever be impacted. I will be leaning on what the investigation gleans to answer the many unanswered questions that exist. I also plan to join the Mayor in meeting with members of the community and members of Mr. Wallace's family to hear their concerns as soon as it can be scheduled."

[Bratislava]

Another foolish reprobate completely lost in his own destruction who clearly wanted to take the room temperature challenge. Almost brings a tear of absolution to one's eye.

[Tyrantus]

Looks like a good shoot to me. They gave him time and space to drop his weapon before being forced to shoot. Don't charge cops with shit in your hands if you value your life.

I really hate to use blanket statements like this, but anyone who protested this man's death on some BLM shit are misinformed idiots.

[William May]

Justified shooting.

[johnny1124fla]

"You could have pulled out a taser. You could have shot him in the leg," said Jada Hilton......"he could have stopped and put the damn knife down!!"...just sayin'

[Martano666]

Of course they shot him. Like seriously? At this point in the discussion we are trying to get cops to stop shooting unarmed 2 year old girls playing with kittens and barbie. If we can accomplish that, then eventually we will deal with these more difficult situations.
The fact is, he had a knife and wanted them to shoot him. Im not sure that mental health crisis training would yield a different result, but it might. Better training us STILL and always will be the answer.
Oh EXCEPT in America where I.Q. levels are someqhere around 60-75 points. Jesus will solve it.

[U.B.Hotch]

With every ounce of restraint I have left within me...I will not say what I would like to say...But...I will say this much...Nobody dare say "Black Lives Matter" regarding this video. RACE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT!!! STUPIDITY HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH IT! It is an all encompassing general statement being used at will with very few practical situations that apply. I did not see race being involved in this video...But, I am 100% positive it will become a racial stick of dynamite in the next 24 hours. The saying has now become a general statement of everything wrong in society has a racial overtone that applies to every police shooting that simply is not true. Guys...How many times did you take a piss in the bathroom and get urine everywhere except in the toilet bowl? How many times did it take you to learn this lesson before your mother cut off your dick and balls and spit them in your face? Ladies, how many times did you wipe back to front after going to the bathroom and then get a huge urinary tract infection because you were simply not practicing good personal hygiene? Not too many times, huh? This poor man wanted to die. It was a deliberate suicide, not an involuntary act of racism on the part of law enforcement. If you disagree, I would like to challenge you to do the very same thing to test my hypothesis as this young man just did. You can help out the rest of society by dying as a martyr and sparking a huge racial war of injustice if you do not agree. Be my guest.