Peaceful George Floyd Protest In Philadelphia Ends With Several Arrests Following Clashes When Curfew Started
Some protesters ended up walking north on Broad Street for several miles during the Justice for George Floyd rally.
Watch CBS News
Some protesters ended up walking north on Broad Street for several miles during the Justice for George Floyd rally.
The curfew will last until 6 a.m.
As protests turned violent and looting broke out in several parts of Philadelphia, there was a sign of hope and unity in South Philadelphia Sunday night.
The Pennsylvania primary election is this Tuesday.
The shooting happened on the 700 block of East Clearfield Street around 5 p.m.
This comes as the citywide curfew will now go into effect at 6 p.m. tonight and last until 6 a.m. Monday.
The city, though, has already put in a request for support from the National Guard.
Mayor Barbarann Keffer says the curfew will last until 6 a.m. Monday.
Thieves targeted the King of Prussia Mall late Saturday night.
After protestors attempted to tear down and burn a statue of former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo on Saturday, Mayor Jim Kenney says the statue is coming down.
Service will remain suspended until at least 6 a.m. Monday, when the curfew is lifted.
The Ben Franklin Bridge is shut down in both directions per orders from Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and New Jersey Phil Murphy as protests are expected to continue Sunday afternoon.
Looters continued to ransack businesses in Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon.
They both reiterated that the criminal acts that transpired were not part of the organized protest.
Camden County police tweeted out a photo of Chief Joseph Wysocki marching alongside residents.
The company says it's now offering permanent positions to about 125,000 people.
What started as a peaceful demonstration, turned violent in the afternoon as police and protesters began to clash.
City streets are covered with contents of ransacked stores Sunday morning as a result of hours of looting by angry protesters.
From Philadelphia to Pennsylvania's capital peaceful George Floyd protests took a violent turn on Saturday.
Police and protesters clashed on Saturday afternoon as multiple police vehicles have been set on fire.
Chopper 3 was over the scene where smoke could be seen billowing from a store on the 1700 block of Walnut Street, just steps away from Philadelphia's historic Rittenhouse Square.
Looting and fires are now plaguing Center City as peaceful protests over George Floyd's death have turned violent in Philadelphia
The officer was hit just after 10:15 p.m. Saturday at 7th and Chestnut Streets.
Tuesday is Pennsylvania's primary election, and Philadelphia officials want to make sure every vote counts so they sent out a "Voteswagon" to collect mail-in ballots.
