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Thursday, 2 May 2024

Volunteers clean up after looting, vandalism in Kenosha

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Volunteers clean up after looting, vandalism in Kenosha
Volunteers clean up after looting, vandalism in Kenosha

Several businesses were damaged during unrest Sunday night.

Some owners say they understand the anger.

THIS MORNING - BUSINESSOWNERS... AND VOLUNTEERS WHOWANTED TO HELP THEM... WEREALREADY COMING TOGETHER TOCLEAN UP AFTER LAST NIGHT'SRIOT.

ADRIANA MENDEZ SPOKEWITH BUSINESS OWNERS INDOWNTOWN KENOSHA.Along sixth street in Kenoshamany businesses are heavilydamaged.

But despite that,some business owners here saythey understand thefrustration that developedovernight.BROKEN GLASS ANDDEBRIS NOW COVERS THE DOWNTOWNAREAFTER A NIGHT OF UNREST.084756 fire and total paniceveryone was aroundlaughing JUST BLOCKS AWAY FROMDOWNTOWN ON SHERIDAN ROADVOLUNTEERS BOARDED UP THECOURTHOUSENOT FAR AWAY, A CARDEALERSHIP SITS TORCHEDTHEOWNERS SAY 95 PERCENT OF THEVEHICLES WERE CHARRED.

Its aloss its a loss the buildingis done for THIS UNREST CAMEABOUT FOLLOWING THE SHOOTINGOF 29-YEAR-OLD JACOB BLAKE BYKENOSHA POLICE.HURT, ANGER,AND FRUSTRATION POURED OUTINTO THE STREETS OF KENOSHALAST NIGHT AND INTO MONDAYyou can only hold peopleresponsible to a level but youhave to understand thefrustration with the systemtoo.

KEVIN ERVIN OWNS FRANKSDINNER LOCATED DOWNTOWN ---HESAYS HE UNDERSTANDS THECOMMUNITY IS HURTING BUTWISHES PROTESTERS WOULD HAVEGONE ABOUT THINGS DIFFERENTLY.its horrible but this doesn'thelp anyonethis devastates meas you can see this is ourhome and our neighborhoodsDESPITE THE DESTRUCTION, THESESIGNS SAY IT ALL ((COMMUNITYMEMBERS SAY AS STRANGERS COMETOGETHER THIS WILL MAKE THEMSTRONGER THAN BEFORE...AND FORSOME IT GIVES THEM HOPEijust can't sit and do nothingi have to do something.

)) ilove this, this is amazingpeople coming from all overgreat its fantastic that'swhat we need right noweveryone to come helphopefully we can find thepeace it's crazy/ ADRIANANEWS.

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