Body Camera Footage Of Walter Wallace Jr Shooting Coming Nov 4

PHILADELPHIA — Police body camera footage of Walter Wallace Jr.'s death in West Philadelphia will be released Wednesday.

In a joint statement, the Wallace family, Mayor Jim Kenney, District Attorney Larry Krasner, and Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said the footage will be released by the close of business on Nov. 4.

Additionally, 911 audio from the initial call will be released.

The Wallace family attorney said the 911 call made was for an ambulance, not police, NBC10 reports. Wallace reportedly suffered from mental health issues.

The family and city officials agreed on the release date, saying it is "in the best interest of our city and its residents."

"Philadelphians are experiencing an immense amount of pain, and significant unrest persists throughout the entire city, the statement reads. "The collective hope of our local government and the Wallace family is that releasing the recordings on November 4 will provide enough time to calm tensions and for the recordings to be released in the most constructive manner possible."

Wallace, 27, was shot and killed at about 4 p.m. Monday on the 6100 block of Locust Street.

He was armed with a knife when two Philadelphia Police officers fired seven shots each at him, striking him in the shoulder and chest. One of the officers rushed Wallace to a hospital, where he died.

Witness video shows Wallace angrily walking toward the officers with a knife in hand and his mother trying to stop him. Police can be heard in the video telling Wallace to back up and drop the knife.

Eventually, the video shows Wallace continuing to walk toward the officers who then opened fire.

The Wallace family has said they do not want the officers involved charged with murder, according to Action News.

Wallace's death sparked protests and then looting and violence in the city. The Wallace family has decried the looting and violence that proceeded following his death.

Since Monday, 214 people have been arrested during looting and other unrest in Philadelphia.

Fifty-eight police officers have been injured, as well. All have been treated and released, save for a sergeant who was struck by a pickup truck and suffered a broken leg.