Large groups of teenagers stormed into shops in the heart of downtown Philadelphia on Tuesday night and looted handfuls of merchandise before fleeing.
Large groups of teenagers stormed into shops in the heart of downtown Philadelphia on Tuesday night and looted handfuls of merchandise before fleeing, police and witnesses said.
The stores that were ransacked in Center City included Foot Locker, Lululemon and Apple, happening in “quick succession” at around 8 p.m. ET, according to a press release from the Philadelphia Police Department.
A total of about 15 to 20 arrests were made and two firearms were recovered that night as officers responded to the reports of looting, police said.
Police described the looting at the Foot Locker on Chestnut Street as a “coordinated attack” by a “group of males dressed in black attire and wearing masks.
