Philadelphia 'No Kings' protest Sat., 'pregame' at SEPTA lot
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Thousands are expected to gather this weekend in cities across the U.S. for “No Kings” protests, including in Philadelphia. The “No Kings” theme was orchestrated by the 50501 Movement, a national movement made up of Americans who oppose what they call the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration.
A 27-year-old man died and another 27-year-man, who has a license to carry a firearm, later surrendered to police, officials said.
Philadelphia officials imposed a citywide after-dark curfew on Wednesday, seeking to avert a third night of violence amid protests over the fatal police shooting of a Black man wielding a knife and described by family as undergoing a nervous breakdown.
A SEPTA spokesperson says the gunman has surrendered after a shooting at the City Hall station on Friday morning.
The collective is confident that this set of protests will be bigger than the previous one in June. What to know
One man died and another was wounded in a shooting at Broad Street and Packer Avenue, Philadelphia police say.