Police in Philadelphia arrested two men on firearms charges Thursday night after receiving a tip that an armed group from out of state was headed to the city’s vote-counting center, where final ballots in the presidential election are being tallied.
The Philadelphia Police Department said in a statement Friday morning that it received information that people armed with guns were coming to the convention center in a silver Hummer truck. Inside the building, election workers have been tallying remaining ballotsth at may prove crucial in determining who wins the key state, which remains to be called for either presidential candidate.
Danielle Outlaw, the Philadelphia police commissioner, said Friday that an FBI field office in Norfolk received a tip Thursday about the armed people traveling from Virginia Beach to Philadelphia. Continue reading.