Philadelphia City Council held a tense hearing Wednesday focused on the police response to Pride festivities earlier this summer.
A Philadelphia police sergeant injured in a weekend shooting in the city's Wynnefield section was released from the hospital Monday.
Family friends said Sunday that they have many questions, and that this is uncharacteristic behavior from Franks, who is a retired firefighter of 19 years and a Marine veteran.
Commissioner Kevin Bethel acknowledged that the department's approach may have been flawed, especially leaving the streets open to vehicles in the Gayborhood.
Philadelphia Councilmember Rue Landau is encouraging anyone with concerns to attend Thursday's council meeting at 10 a.m. to make their voices heard.
Philadelphia is under federal scrutiny as the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division investigates whether the city violated constitutional rights.