Large crowds of juveniles loot multiple stores in Center City, police say –

Large crowds of juveniles looted multiple stores and damaged property across Center City Philadelphia Tuesday night, police said.

Among the stores looted were the Footlocker and the Apple store near 15th and Chestnut and the Lululemon in Center City.

Acting Police Commissioner John Stanford said Tuesday night’s looting had nothing to do with the peaceful protest that took place earlier after charges were dismissed against the officer who shot and killed Eddie Irizarry.

A police officer said over 100 juveniles looted the Lululemon.

Cellphone video shared with NBC10 shows a group running out of the Apple store after looting it.

Cellphone video shows large group of juveniles looting an Apple store in Center City Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

A security guard at the Wendy’s, Hakeem Russell, said that the store next to Wendy’s along Chestnut was broken into and the guard was assaulted.

“A couple a kids decided they wanted to take full advantage of the unjust shooting that’s happened,” Russell said. “It’s definitely been unrest around here since the verdict.”

Multiple witnesses of the looting say crowds of what look to be 100-200 kids are walking around with masks on breaking into stores and stealing whatever they can.

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