Philadelphia Reels After Wild Night of Looting by ‘Juvenile Mob’ Leaves Trail of Destruction, Smashed Glass: All Liquor Stores Must Close Indefinitely

‘We’ve become a city under siege,’ one businessman tells the Sun.

Alejandro A. Alvarez/the Philadelphia Inquirer via AP
Philadelphia Police outside the Lululemon store early on September 27, 2023, at Philadelphia. Alejandro A. Alvarez/the Philadelphia Inquirer via AP

Philadelphia is on high alert Wednesday evening after dozens of juvenile looters left a trail of shattered glass, cleaned out stores and broken mannequins, all depicted in shocking video footage being viewed worldwide. As the troubled city’s downtown careens out of control, all its liquor stores have been ordered to close indefinitely, according to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. 

Eighteen state-operated Fine Wine and Good Spirits locations were among the looted businesses. Though “no employees were hurt,” some were “shaken,” a state Liquor Control Board representative, Shawn Kelly, tells The New York Sun. 

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