Police in Philadelphia shot a Black man on Monday, triggering protests that resulted in at least 30 officers injured, officials said.
The responding officers ordered Wallace several times to drop the knife and he continued to advance towards them, according to a statement. They then fired their weapons multiple times shooting him in the chest and shoulder, and he was pronounced dead at the hospital just, the statement added.
Because of the rising tensions, the police struggled to respond to vandalism and looting along the commercial corridor of 52nd Street, an area that was the scene of clashes between police and protestors earlier this summer. At least one police vehicle was set on fire Monday night and destroyed.
Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said she is fully committed to a complete investigation and that she "felt the anger of the community" when she visited the scene after the shooting.
"By morning, an officer was hospitalized in stable condition with a broken leg after being struck by a pickup truck," officials said.
"About 29 other officers suffered mostly minor injuries from being struck by rocks, bricks, and other projectiles," officials said in a preliminary report.
A video posted on social media showed Wallace walking toward the officers and police backing away.
The video swings briefly out of view at the moment the gunfire erupts but he appeared to be multiple feet from them when they fired numerous shots.
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