Facebook page supporting suspects in cop’s death is removed
The Facebook page supporting the suspects in Philadelphia Police Officer Moses Walker’s death came down just as quickly as it went up.
The “I Support Chancier McFarland & Rafael Jones” page is gone now, the Daily News reports, after it popped up over the weekend under the administration of Joshua Scott Albert, the man behind a blog that criticizes Philadelphia chefs and restaurants.
McFarland was arrested over the weekend and Jones was charged last week in Walker’s death. Walker was on his way home from work in North Philadelphia’s 22nd District when he was approached by two men and shot. His funeral and burial take place today.
The Facebook page protesting the one supporting McFarland and Jones is still live, while Albert told Philadelphia magazine in an interview that’s ready to stop playing the villain.
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