More than 1,000 Looters Terrorize Streets of Philadelphia, Assault Reporter, Steal TV’s
Richard Moorhead
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Philadelphia Police have estimated that more than 1,000 city residents are engaging in criminal looting activity on Tuesday night, in what seems to be the most intense and potent mass looting since the summer Minneapolis riots.
Looters could be seen fleeing a Walmart with flat-screen TV’s in their possession.
https://twitter.com/thehangingchads/status/1321270308897202182
At least one looter attacked and beat TheBlaze reporter Elijah Schaffer, who explained the situation with a busted lip that may require stitches.
BREAKING: BLM looters jumped our reporter @ElijahSchaffer while he was covering the riots in Philadelphia
He’s continuing to report but may need stitches for a deep gash in his upper lip pic.twitter.com/P7ZZup5vUT
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) October 28, 2020
Schaffer would go on to state that he believed he was attacked by the riotous mob because he is white.
They were specifically targeting and attacking white people tonight in Philadelphia
It was clear, if you were white, you weren’t welcome
That’s why Antifa had their own demonstrations in a separate part of the city
Follow @realJamesKlug to show some support for his bravery https://t.co/rMEc0AV5ZO
— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ElijahSchaffer) October 28, 2020
The looting began after the police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr, who died when he was shot by two Philadelphia Police officers. Wallace had rushed the police officers with a knife.
Schaffer reports that more than 30 businesses have been terrorized by the looting mob- and that the thieves are actually shooting one another in what appears to be disputes over stolen property.
BREAKING: Philadelphia police have completely lost control of the affected rioting region which stretches multiple city blocks
Looters have broken into more than 30+ stores and are attacking white people
They are also shooting each other. I’ve only witnessed one arrest pic.twitter.com/bHPGAntwST
— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ElijahSchaffer) October 28, 2020
At one point in the night Philadelphia Police confiscated what they described as a truck full of firearms from a participant in the looting.
https://twitter.com/Wildman_AZ/status/1321309058721349633
Thugs could also be seen breaking into a Foot Locker store to retrieve new pairs of Nikes, all in the name of avenging Wallace.
More looting unfolding right now in Philadelphia and I have to ask why is it always footlocker getting looted? I mean having brand new sneakers isn’t that important end it definitely won’t help anyone. https://t.co/WSCfee4RNT
— Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) October 28, 2020
At one point, the Philadelphia Police estimated the size of the looting mob at over 1,000. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf had said he was mobilizing the National Guard, but the Guard was nowhere to be seen as the mob looted with impunity. Perhaps the Democrat Governor miscalculated and thought deploying the Guard would be poor optics just a week before the election. However, the criminality is likely to have the opposite effect.
https://twitter.com/Wildman_AZ/status/1321295156151226368
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