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The 2021 Black Friday unrest was apart of an ongoing wave of civil unrest in the United States, which was triggered by the murder of Wilburn Clark, who was shot after playing with a toy gun in his backyard by Delaware police officers on November 24. This particular wave of unrest became on of the deadliest on record, with an astonishing 124 people being left dead along the East Coast of the United States as of December 28, 2021. This incident added to the long list of racism in the form of police brutality against African Americans within the United States of America. The killing occurred during broad daylight on November 24, in the backyard of a house. The police, who thought the victim was carrying an actual gun, despite being only thirteen years, shot the young boy, killing him instantly. The victim's parents immediately called an ambulance, where he was then officially pronounced dead at the scene.

Later that day, the first protest was observed, with the situation only getting more violent during the night time, where businesses were vandalized and burnt down to the ground. On the night of Black Friday, things got even worse after a police station was burnt from the outside, making it harder for officers to calm down the situation. This lead to one of the deadliest riots in the history of the United States, after a mall where citizens were shopping, was lit on fire, killing up to a hundred people, including seven police officers. Several more deaths were reported outside the mall where fights had gone fatal. That same night, the most of the states on the East Coast had to be placed under a state of emergency, which very briefly stopped the riots and protests. Several officers' houses were lit on fire, with the one who shot Wilburn, almost being burnt to the ground.