The recent looting in Chicago has destroyed local business owners who have vandalized and robbed their stores. One owner of convenience has suffered this fate not once, but twice.
Walid Mohammad’s convenience store has been looted twice since May. Surveillance showed looters raiding items, breaking into the store’s ATM and ‘destroying everything’, Mohammad told Fox News.
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‘I’ve been through a lot. Lots of drama, lots of stress. I do not know what I will do, “said Mohammad, whose store is in downtown Chicago’s downtown business district. with the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus.
The store owner said he watched for 25 minutes when looters broke through the metal door of his store, but “but no one came to stop them,” because police across the city were overwhelmed.
Mohammad claims, “Officers see what is happening but do nothing.”
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“Nobody responded, nobody to protect my business. That’s the first thing I want to know – who will respond? Mohammad said. “I want to see who is responsible for this.”
If the widespread looting and unrest does not end soon, the business owner fears that he may not be able to repair and reopen his store.
According to Mohammad, he spent at least $ 300,000 repairing his store the first time it was looted and he wants to know that the city will keep its property safe before making new repairs again.
‘I want to know, are we protected or not? I want them to take care of the small businesses, ”said Mohammad.
On Thursday, the city’s police superintendent said that looting in Chicago may have gone away with a lot of crimes this past weekend, but that will not happen again.
“We will use all the tactics necessary to prevent and stop looting,” Brown said. “… We have increased our numbers, we have extended our hours that our officers work. There is an increase of 1,000 officers who would normally be here. “
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Mohammad raises questions about why his and other local businesses are targeted when they have nothing to do with these issues that have plagued so many streets.
“[I want to know] what my business has to do with it. If you have anything against the officers or anything, then why are you breaking into our companies, why are we destroying us? ‘ said Mohammad. He plans to prosecute the city of Chicago for taking ’25 minutes’ to respond to his call.
