More than 100 juveniles loot Philadelphia stores after judge’s ruling: reports

Update: Several arrested as looting follows peaceful protest over Philly police shooting

Several stores in Philadelphia were looted by more than 100 juveniles Tuesday night, according to police.

The Footlocker and Apple stores near 15th and Chestnut and the Lululemon store in Center City were all looted, according to NBC10.

Multiple videos of the looting were posted to social media and show police officers trying to arrest people while windows are smashed and items are stolen.

The looting comes after a judge’s decision to drop the charges against a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver.

About 100 supporters of the man who was shot – Eddie Irizarry – came together at City Hall to protest the decision to drop all charges — including murder — against Mark Dial, a former Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot Irizarry during a traffic stop last month, the Philadelphia Inquirer says.

“A couple of kids decided they wanted to take full advantage of the unjust shooting that’s happened,” Hakeem Russell – a security guard at the Wendy’s on Chestnut – told NBC10. “It’s definitely been unrest around here since the verdict.”

People reported as many as 200 minors with masks breaking into stores to loot them, the story says.

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