Jabari Jones sounded courteous in discussing the events of Monday, Oct. 26, but his voice held a tone of anger when addressing the footage of another Black man’s murder by police.

“The video was so sickening,” West Philadelphia Corridor Collaborative’s president told Technical.ly via phone on Tuesday morning. “For the neighborhood, it was the one striking match to set us off. It was right here on 61st Street. The guy had mental health issues and they responded with excessive force. That video is reverberating all over the city and all over the country.”

The video Jones referred to is of West Philadelphia resident Walter Wallace Jr.’s killing by Philadelphia police. His death was the latest in a disturbing number of Black lives claimed by law enforcement. Wallace reportedly suffered from mental health issues and was seen holding a knife before he was shot to death by two police officers who arrived to address a 911 call.

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