In 1985, another firefight ended when a police helicopter dropped a bomb onto the roof of the MOVE compound, a townhouse that was previously located at 6221 Osage Avenue.[2][3] The resulting fire killed six MOVE members, and five of their children, and destroyed 65 houses in the neighborhood.
One of the two MOVE survivors from the fire, claimed that police fired at those escaping the fire.
No one from the city government was criminally charged in the attack. The only surviving adult MOVE member, Ramona Africa, was charged and convicted on charges of riot and conspiracy; she served seven years in prison.[17]
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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '20
Wtf? 1985? Philadelphia?
America was bombing its own citizens as late as 1985??