“The demonstrators exercising their first amendment rights at City Hall and the Art Museum did do peacefully,” the police tweeted. Kenney spoke at a news conference outside the Fire Administration building on Spring Garden Street, alongside other elected officials and religious leaders, as police officers began arresting protesters who were violating the city’s curfew by remaining out after 8 p.m. “This measure is being taken to expedite the restoration of peace and order,” said Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw. Police officers walking toward the fire told people they had “two minutes to vacate the street or get arrested for curfew.”. Still others continued to loot. Apple Store LOOTED during DC riots over George Floyd killing (VIDEO), Dallas rioters savagely beat man to a pulp after he confronts them with a SWORD (GRAPHIC VIDEO), India expels Pakistani embassy officials over ‘SPYING’, Nike and more giants of corporate wokeness SIDE with the rioters – but that won’t keep LOOTERS at bay. Jasmine Moore, 19, said she had never been to a protest against police treatment of African-Americans but felt she had to attend on Saturday. As anger over Floyd’s killing spread to cities nationwide, local leaders increasingly said they could need help from National Guardsmen or even military police to contain the unrest. ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer, Tyger Williams / The Philadelphia Inquirer, See photos of the Philadelphia demonstrations and their aftermath here, The day after: Follow along here for the latest updates, Recap: Peaceful Philly protests over George Floyd’s death give way to violence, looting, arrests, Gov. It’s a small group of people, but they’re there nonetheless.”. Around 2:30 p.m., the city ordered all retail businesses immediately closed to better allow for the enforcement of a curfew. In Port Richmond, people darted into and out of a Snipes store carrying armloads of clothes and shoes before police arrived. Now.” pic.twitter.com/XArck4hN8P. Justice. Nonetheless, looting continued in broad daylight and spread to various parts of the city.
Mayor Jim Kenney announced on Twitter Saturday night the curfew will also be in effect for Sunday night, beginning at 8 p.m. and lasting until Monday morning at 6 a.m. During these curfew hours, people are only permitted to leave their homes their homes to go to work at essential businesses or seek medical attention or police assistance.
Mayor Jim Kenney speaks during a news conference at the city's Emergency Operations Center about protests in Philadelphia against the death of George Floyd on Saturday, May 30, 2020. For how long? “They could care less about what took place in Minneapolis — they’re there to cause damage. Hundreds of people gathered in Philadelphia Saturday to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck. A police car burns near the Municipal Services building in Philadelphia, Saturday, May 30, 2020. The eastbound Schuylkill Expressway has been closed between Spring Garden and Grays Ferry due to the protests.