Shocking moment: Brazen masked children loot Footlocker, Lululemon and Apple stores as Philadelphia descends into anarchy – with footage showing police brawling with thieves and punching one in the face
- Thieves in the city of Philadelphia raided downtown stores including Apple, Lululemon and Footlocker
- Videos shared on social media show officers arresting looters trying to flee with goods
- Footage from the Apple Store shows the consequences of the looting: iPhones and other electronic devices appear to have been torn from their display stands
Brazen thieves were caught on video fleeing with guns full of merchandise from Footlocker, Apple and Lululemon as Philadelphia police struggled to catch the looters.
Videos shared on social media show police trying to catch lotters, some wearing Halloween masks, as they run with merchandise from a Lululemon store.
Numerous bicycles and stacks of merchandise can be seen on the sidewalk in front of the clothing store on Walnut Street in the heart of the city.
It’s unclear at this point whether officers have made any arrests, but footage shows them managing to handcuff looters outside Lululemon.
Thieves also raided a nearby Foot Locker store and an Apple Store. CBS News reported that the shoe store security guard was attacked.
The thieves targeted stores like Foot Locker, Apple and Lululemon in downtown Philadelphia
In another video of the store search, a large number of thieves can be seen ransacking the store.
Footage from the Apple Store shows the consequences of the looting: iPhones and other electronic devices appear to have been torn from their display stands.
You can apparently see employees standing around confused.
Fox News reporter Steve Keeley also shared footage showing the aftermath of the looting.
Officers are seen handcuffing a man as they guard the outside of the store.
Numerous people can be heard screaming in the background as he is led to the back of a police car.
Hugh E. Dillon also shared a video on his social media page showing the police response.
Stay away from downtown: Kids looted the Apple Store, Lululemon and Chestnut Street. I heard that the chest was broken into. This is 17th and Walnut pic.twitter.com/RjcGxu6lES
— PhillyChitChat (@HughE_Dillon) September 27, 2023
Dillon wrote: “Stay outside of downtown: kids looted the Apple Store, Lululemon and Chestnut Street. I heard the chest was broken into.”
“The police are going to incredible lengths to corral the children blocked by bikes and cars. They pull cars over lots of children sitting in cars.
“They stop, a whole bunch get out and then try to break into the shops. But the police have an overview.’
has reached out to the Philadelphia Police Department for comment on the situation.