Philadelphia Stores Beg Looters to Leave Them Alone After Another Night of Violence

Philadelphia businesses put up signs begging for looters to leave them alone as thieves ran rampant for the third night amid unrest over the police shooting death of a 27-year-old black man.

“We work here and live here,” a large sign read on a boarded-up storefront in a devastated area of the City of Brotherly Love, photos show. “It’s been looted already,” another store said on its boards, explaining that the Cambridge Beauty Supply store was family-run and had been in the area for 30 years.

The store owner’s daughter, Christine Baik, told the National Review that it was targeted Tuesday night during wild looting sprees, with “glass shattered all over the floor.” The looters terrified them, she said, claiming some in the mob fired guns — and targeted a local pharmacy twice.

While not a repeat of the estimated 1,000 looters police say struck Tuesday night, Wednesday was the third night protesters flooded the streets after the deadly police shooting of Walter Wallace, a 27-year-old black man brandishing a knife.

Two men and a woman were arrested for looting a Rite Aid, WPVI said, with police telling the station that they may have been armed. A cellphone store and a Lord & Taylor were also targeted, the station said.

Sources: NY Post; Image: Philadelphia Inquirer