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Protesters gather in West Philadelphia following the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.

Police officers fatally shot a 27-year-old Black man, identified by family as Walter Wallace Jr., during a confrontation Monday afternoon in West Philadelphia that quickly raised tensions in the neighborhood.

Smoke from a burning trash bin silhouettes a statue by Kehinde Wiley at 52nd and Chestnut Streets in West Philadelphia.
Smoke from a burning trash bin silhouettes a statue by Kehinde Wiley at 52nd and Chestnut Streets in West Philadelphia.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
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