Philadelphia, afroamericano ucciso da polizia: seconda notte di proteste e violenze. FOTO

Nella città più grande della Pennsylvania continuano le tensioni dopo la morte del 27enne Walter Wallace per mano di alcuni agenti delle forze dell’ordine. Un corteo ha marciato pacificamente, ma in alcune zone si sono ripetute scene di vandalismi e saccheggi di negozi. Per le strade anche centinaia di uomini della Guardia nazionale. I residenti di sette distretti sono stati invitati a rimanere in casa

People hold banners and signs during a demonstration in Philadelphia on October 27, 2020, over the police shooting of 27-year-old Black man Walter Wallace. - Hundreds of people demonstrated in Philadelphia late on October 27, with looting and violence breaking out in a second night of unrest after the latest police shooting of a Black man in the US. The fresh unrest came a day after the death of 27-year-old Walter Wallace, whose family said he suffered mental health issues. On Monday night hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets, with riot police pushing them back with shields and batons. (Photo by Gabriella AUDI / AFP) (Photo by GABRIELLA AUDI/AFP via Getty Images)

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È stata ancora una volta una notte, la seconda, segnata da proteste e violenze a Philadelphia, dove lunedì la polizia ha ucciso il 27enne afroamericano Walter Wallace

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A person uses a fire extinguisher to put out a burning barricade in Philadelphia on October 27, 2020, during a protest over the police shooting of 27-year-old Black man Walter Wallace. - Hundreds of people demonstrated in Philadelphia late on October 27, with looting and violence breaking out in a second night of unrest after the latest police shooting of a Black man in the US. The fresh unrest came a day after the death of 27-year-old Walter Wallace, whose family said he suffered mental health issues. On Monday night hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets, with riot police pushing them back with shields and batons. (Photo by Gabriella AUDI / AFP) (Photo by GABRIELLA AUDI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Mentre un corteo ha marciato pacificamente lungo le vie della città, in alcune zone si sono ripetute scene di vandalismi e saccheggi di negozi

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PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 27: Demonstrators gather in protest near the location where Walter Wallace, Jr. was killed by two police officers on October 27, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Protests erupted after the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Wallace Jr, who Philadelphia police officers claimed was armed with a knife. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

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Diverse centinaia di uomini della Guardia nazionale della Pennsylvania sono stati dispiegati a sostegno delle forze dell'ordine su richiesta del governatore dello Stato, il democratico Tom Wolf

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Aumentato il numero degli agenti impiegati per far fronte alle proteste e all'assalto da parte di gruppi di vandali dei negozi lungo le vie della città. Nella prima serata di disordini erano stati quasi 100 gli arresti e una trentina i poliziotti feriti

Police arrest a protester during a demonstration in West Philadelphia on October 27, 2020, against the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Walter Wallace, a Black man, by police. - Hundreds of people demonstrated in Philadelphia late on October 27, with looting and violence breaking out in a second night of unrest after the latest police shooting of a Black man in the US. The fresh unrest came a day after the death of 27-year-old Walter Wallace, whose family said he suffered mental health issues. On Monday night hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets, with riot police pushing them back with shields and batons. (Photo by GABRIELLA AUDI / AFP) (Photo by GABRIELLA AUDI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Il Dipartimento di polizia ha invitato i residenti di sette distretti a restare in casa per il pericolo di violenze

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 27: Demonstrators hold placards reading "BLACK LIVES MATTER," "Walter Wallace JR." and DEFUND PPD" as they gather in protest near the location where Walter Wallace, Jr. was killed by two police officers on October 27, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Protests erupted after the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Wallace Jr, who Philadelphia police officers claimed was armed with a knife. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

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Secondo i media, lunedì gli agenti hanno raccontato di aver ricevuto una segnalazione su un uomo armato di coltello in un quartiere a maggioranza afroamericana, Cobbs Creek. Arrivati sul posto, hanno detto di aver ordinato a Wallace "più volte" di gettare a terra il coltello ma lui ha continuato ad "avanzare verso" di loro

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 27: A demonstrator holds a placard reading "WALTER WALLACE JR." during a protest near the location where Walter Wallace, Jr. was killed by two police officers on October 27, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Protests erupted after the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Wallace Jr, who Philadelphia police officers claimed was armed with a knife. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

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I due agenti hanno quindi aperto il fuoco, sparando "più volte", colpendolo al petto e alla spalla

Protesters march through West Philadelphia on October 27, 2020, to protest the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Walter Wallace, a Black man, by police. - Hundreds of people demonstrated in Philadelphia late on October 27, with looting and violence breaking out in a second night of unrest after the latest police shooting of a Black man in the US. The fresh unrest came a day after the death of 27-year-old Walter Wallace, whose family said he suffered mental health issues. On Monday night hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets, with riot police pushing them back with shields and batons. (Photo by GABRIELLA AUDI / AFP) (Photo by GABRIELLA AUDI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Un video amatoriale, girato da un passante, mostra gli agenti che tengono le pistole puntate contro il 27enne, indietreggiano mentre lui cammina. Wallace si muove intorno ad alcune auto parcheggiate, poi attraversa la strada, quindi spunta una donna che tenta di intervenire per aiutarlo

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 27: A demonstrator screams at police forming a barricade line during a protest near the location where Walter Wallace, Jr. was killed by two police officers on October 27, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Protests erupted after the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Wallace Jr, who Philadelphia police officers claimed was armed with a knife. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

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Quando l'afroamericano gira intorno a una macchina e si avvicina a loro, i due poliziotti arretrano ancora, poi esplodono diversi colpi e Wallace cade a terra. Dal filmato non è chiaro se il 27enne avesse un coltello