Policing
‘He fought hard’: Walter Wallace Jr. eulogized at emotional funeral service
Friends and family described a version of Wallace that went beyond his mental illness. And politicians vowed reform.
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Philly voters approve ballot questions on police oversight panel, stop-and-frisk
The questions were among four on the ballot in Philadelphia. Also approved: a city victim advocate office and a $134M bond issue.
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Opinion: Funding police is not the answer to the crisis that killed Walter Wallace Jr.
More Tasers will not help solve ongoing divestment in Black Philadelphia, the cofounder of the Amistad Law Project argues.
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The suspect has described coronavirus as a “psyop” and appears to justify killing people responsible for the pandemic in blog posts published to accounts he owns.
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After Philadelphia Police released bodycam footage of Walter Wallace Jr.’s shooting death, West Philadelphia residents have ideas for reform.
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‘Shoot him’: Body camera footage shows officers who shot and killed Walter Wallace Jr.
Neither officer has more than three years experience on the PPD. At request of the Wallace family, the video was lightly redacted, but it is still extremely disturbing.
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‘It is a travesty’: Protesters gather at City Hall as Walter Wallace Jr. bodycam video released
Philadelphians are gathering in Center City following the release of 911 audio and police bodycam footage from the officers who fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr.
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‘Count every vote’: Protesters in Philly demand protection of election integrity
“Not counting every vote threatens to tear this nation apart,” one organizer said.
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Philly police plan to release Walter Wallace Jr. shooting body cam footage, 911 calls
The Wallace family has viewed the video already, and said, via an attorney, that they did not wish to see the two officers face murder charges.
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‘Mad or Nah?:’ Philly police killed Walter Wallace Jr. How do you feel about it?
Tamara Russell aka Revive P.O.C hit the streets of Philadelphia to ask residents how they feel about the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.
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Penn students, community members protest disinvestment in West Philly
A protest kicked off in Malcolm X Park organized by a new group called Enough is Enough.
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What should Philly expect after the city releases the Walter Wallace Jr. bodycam footage?
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with WHYY’s community contributors and engagement editor Chris Norris about the Walter Wallace Jr. footage.
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West Philly rally resumes protest against police killing of Walter Wallace Jr.
The rally, organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation – Philly and other groups, demands that the officers who shot Wallace be held accountable.
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Officer placed on desk duty after PPD assaults SUV passengers in West Philly
More than a dozen officers surrounded an SUV in West Philadelphia, beat two passengers, and separated a two-year-old boy from his mother for several hours.
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Wednesday release set for bodycam footage, 911 tape in Wallace shooting
The curfew will run until 6 a.m. Saturday. It is the second imposed since Monday’s shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. by police officers in West Philadelphia.
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