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Looting broke out in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. And Philadelphias police commissioner calls the looting and the looters "disgusting."

 

A social media influencer is among a growing number of people who have been arrested this week as looting around Philadelphia continued for a second night Wednesday in the aftermath of peaceful protests against a judge’s decision to dismiss all charges against a former Philadelphia police officer in a fatal traffic stop shooting.

Looting exploded overnight in Philadelphia for a second time this week, with six people arrested.

A business owner whose store was looted told CNN that several people advised him to get out of Philadelphia while he can, saying it was a common attitude in the city.

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Second night of Philadelphia looting leaves 18 state-owned liquors stores with empty shelves and property damage

Widespread looting in Philadelphia, some of it coordinated by thieves live-streaming their break-ins on social media, has become a campaign issue for Republicans who say it's another byproduct of Democrats' soft-on-crime policies.

The family of Eddie Irizarry has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against two Philadelphia police officers, including the one who fired the gunshots that killed the 27-year-old during a traffic stop last month.

More than half a dozen businesses in the northeastern part of the city were broken into this week. Police say the acts of vandalism were carried out by opportunists looking to capitalize on the dismissal charges against Mark Dial.