Eddie Irizarry was shot and killed by Philadelphia police officer Mark Dial while sitting in his car. Dial was initially charged with murder but the charges were dropped, angering Irizarry’s family and supporters. On September 26th, protests turned into widespread rioting across Philadelphia in response. The riots saw organized and well-prepared participants spread looting across the city to overwhelm police. After looting electronics that were later disabled, some rioters destroyed the items to reject consumerism. While smaller in scale than 2020 protests, this revolt highlighted Black consciousness against anti-Black systems regardless of the specific victim’s race.

Anarchists played a limited role in intentionally participating but supported the growing unrest, seeing it as a sign of future mass revolts to come.

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