Government or official record
The Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations of the Philadelphia Special Investigation Commission
City of Philadelphia
Where this source supports the record
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Political unrest · 13 May 1985Open article references →
The 1985 MOVE Bombing
Osage Avenue MOVE bombing and fire area · United States
Why editors use it hereIndependent official investigation of planning, weapons, fire decision, deaths, and accountability.
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Quick read
On 13 May 1985, Philadelphia police tried to evict and arrest members of MOVE from a fortified rowhouse on Osage Avenue.
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Trigger and conditions
Police evacuated neighbors, demanded surrender, then fired thousands of rounds after a firefight began.
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Uncertainty
The eleven deaths and sixty-one destroyed homes are established.
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Why it matters
The bombing is an extreme case of a government using military-style force against an occupied home and accepting neighborhood-wide fire as a tactical tool.
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