Lululemon, Foot Locker, Apple and several other stores in Philadelphia’s Center City neighborhood all offered one hell of an impromptu flash sale on Tuesday night, finding themselves out of a whole lot of merchandise after roughly 100 teenagers looted the famed shopping district.
BREAKING @lululemon Philadelphia store looted @phillypolice say as they guard the now closed Walnut Street. pic.twitter.com/AXNVoJ6geR
— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) September 27, 2023
“Sir, Lululemon has fallen” https://t.co/ZMHbYNWA4e pic.twitter.com/j9IbbrallA
— People's City Council - Los Angeles (@PplsCityCouncil) September 27, 2023
At roughly 7:30 p.m, a large group of teens headed to the shopping hub to snag several five-finger discounts, snatching iPhones, iPads and more in what local authorities have dubbed a "coordinated attack."
Though as many as 20 people were arrested in the ordeal, per local Fox News affiliate Fox 29, those arrests appeared to not have come without a fight.
In one clip that has since gone viral on Twitter, one cop can be seen grabbing someone running out of a store, placing them into a headlock, throwing them onto the ground and punching them.
Police trying to apprehend looters caught exiting a store.#Philadelphia #Philly #Pennsylvania #Looting #Riot #CenterCity pic.twitter.com/lF4ZWhefuK
— Raw Reporting (@Raw_Reporting) September 27, 2023
Though it’s unclear what exactly sparked this instance of looting — or why the woman in the video appeared to be giggling at the sight of this brutality – we can only hope these concerned citizens keep that same energy after any Philly team wins a sports championship.
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