Numerous protests, rallies and marches took place in Philadelphia in solidarity with protestors in Minneapolis and across the United States.

After several days of protests and riots, Philadelphia leadership joined other major cities, including Chicago in instituting a curfew, beginning Saturday, May 30, at 8 p.m.

[5] On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was murdered by a police officer, Derek Chauvin, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

[9] Videos of Floyd's murder circulated widely, and by the next day protests began in Minneapolis and later spread across the United States, including to Philadelphia, and then internationally.

[21] A curfew went into effect at 6 p.m.[22] On this day, Police Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna was videoed lunging at a journalist, and hitting a security guard.

[24] During a large demonstration, hundreds of protesters split off from the group and marched onto Interstate 676 (Vine Street Expressway).

When they were approximately halfway through a tunnel, a SWAT team appeared and began firing rubber bullets at protesters, prompting them to retreat.

Amid the commotion, police formed a line under an adjacent overpass, pinning the protesters in and forcing them up a steep fenced-in embankment.

Police continued firing tear gas into the crowd as protesters clambered up the hill and over the 10-foot fence to escape.

After several minutes, a group of police officers charged up the hill and began dragging down and arresting remaining protesters.

However, eyewitness reports from local journalists and protesters, as well as both cell phone and aerial footage, disputed these claims.

[26] On June 23, state police released dashcam footage from one of the SWAT vehicles contradicting the city's initial claims and featuring one officer specifically referring to the protesters as "peaceful."

Two days later, the New York Times released a comprehensive video of the incident, demonstrating that the protest had been entirely peaceful and thoroughly debunking the city's claims to the contrary.

Hours after the video was released, Kenney and Outlaw issued a formal apology to the protesters for the use of tear gas, claiming they received "bad intel."

[24] In the early morning, the statue of former Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo was removed from the steps of the Municipal Services Building and placed in secure storage at the Department of Public Property.

[42] At Broad Street and Oregon Avenue, in Marconi Plaza citizens rallied around Christopher Columbus statue to stop it from being taken away too.