**BREAKING**
As protests in Philadelphia turn violent after a man armed with a knife was shot and killed by police, a line of police officers, who appear to have been containing rioting, was run down by a speeding truck that appears to have left the scene.
Watch:
TRIGGER WARNING: The video below shows the vehicle speeding through the line of police officers leaving several on the ground.
At the Philadelphia BLM riot, a cop got hit or run over by a speeding vehicle. pic.twitter.com/S12XuEoNAi
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) October 27, 2020
Reports from the scene say that the people in the truck have been arrested, but it cannot be confirmed at this time.
Additional videos of looting and rioting from the area:
#Philly looting – Philadelphia, PA https://t.co/H7SgGSqOQY pic.twitter.com/mnAgyQ91l1
— Kitty Shackleford (@KittyLists) October 27, 2020
Mass looting has broken out in Philadelphia as Black Lives Matter activists take to the streets to protest the shooting death of a man who charged at police officers with a knife. pic.twitter.com/Aj9IN47Rx8
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 27, 2020
Black Lives Matter rioters are clashing with police officers in Philadelphia with makeshift weapons and bricks. pic.twitter.com/vCaIOYN6GK
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 27, 2020
Philadelphia police are outnumbered by hundreds of Black Lives Matter rioters. pic.twitter.com/q2jqvTsLnb
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 27, 2020
It appears that police in Philadelphia have a tough night ahead of them. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
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