Philadelphia Gym Owner Spray-Paints 'Black Owned' On Studio To Deter Looters

Kimberly Davis reports.

IN HIS STORE BECAUSE OF OTHERBREAK IN ATTEMPTS.AUTHORITY HAVE NOT IDENTIFIEDTHE MAN WHO DIED.POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR ASECOND SUGGESTION EXPECT WHO MAYHAVE BEEN SHOT BY THE SHOPOWNER.OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS DOINGWHAT THEY CAN TO PROTECT THEIRLIVELY HOODS EVEN WHEN THEYSUPPORT THE MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE.EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTERKIMBERLY DAVIS HAS THE STORY NOWFROM BREWERYTOWN ABOUT ABUSINESS OWNER WHO CONFRONTEDSOME YOUNG LOOTERS FACE TO FACE.KIMBERLY?Reporter: UKEE, THAT'S RIGHT.AND I SPOKE WITH ONE BUSINESSOWNER WHO TELLS ME THE THREAT OFBEING LOOTED IS DEEPLY PERSONAL.HE'S BEEN IN THIS LOCATION FORTHREE YEARS AND HE'S HOPING HISBUSINESS CONTINUES TO SURVIVE.IT LOOKS LIKE THE CITY OFBROTHERLY LOVE AND SISTERLYAFFECTION IS PREPARING FOR AHURRICANE.BUSINESSES AROUND PHILADELPHIAARE BOARDED UP, BUT IT'S NOT FORMOTHER NATURE.THERE ARE NO STORMS HERE.BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, THE STORMSARE COMING, PEOPLE STORMS, ANDWE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WEDO WHAT'S NECESSARY TO PROTECTTHE BUSINESS.IT WORKED.THIS OWNER OF FIT ACADEMY INTHE BREWERYTOWN SECTION OFPHILADELPHIA.OSAI SUPPORTS THE BLACK LIVESMATTER MOVEMENT BUT NOT THEDESTRUCTION OF A COMMUNITY.TUESDAY MORNING HE CONFRONTED AGROUP OF YOUNG LOOTERS.I CAME OUT OF MY STUDIO AND ISAID TO THEM, DID YOU GUYS JUSTLOOT OR HIT THAT ONE STORE,BECAUSE I SAW SOME BOXES INFRONT AND SOME LIQUOR ON THECOURTS.NOTHING, THEY SAID NOTHING.WE'RE TOLD THEY NEVERADDRESSED THE LOOTING BUT WHATCAME NEXT WAS WORRY SOME.THE KID CAME BACK AND SAID,OH, IS THAT YOUR STUDIO?

WOW.SOMETHING ELSE.THAT'S WHEN OSAI CONTACTEDTHE LANDLORD TO MAKE SURE HISLIVELIHOOD WAS PROTECTED.I'M FOR THE BLACK LIVESMATTER AND FOR EVERYTHING GOINGON RIGHT NOW.BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING BETWEEN THELIVE MATTERS IS THE PROTESTS ANDTHE RIOTS AND LOOTING ARECOMPLETELY DIFFERENT.IT'S NOT SOMETHING HE EVEREXPECTED TO DO BUT HE'S HOPINGTHESE TWO WORDS MAY SAVE HISBUSINESS FROM BEING DESTROYED.YOU'VE GOT TO STOP THINKINGABOUT WHAT YOUR SHORT-TERM GAINSFROM LOOTING WILL BE AND REALIZEWHAT THE COMMUNITY IMPACT IS.OSAI TELLS ME HE WILLCONTINUE TO MONITOR HISBUSINESS.THE LANDLORD HAS ALSO HIREDSECURITY.