Some downtown Seattle business owners say they fear for their livelihoods and lives.
Inside the Century Square building on 3rd Avenue, the longtime owner of Cafe Zum Zum confronted someone he says was trying to steal from his restaurant.
“Yeah, this is everyday story,” said Shaw Mahmood. “You know there are so many homeless people outside. They will come in and we are not watching, and they will grab the tape, they will steal money. They will steal anything they can grab of it. We are sick and tired of everyday story.”A man was shot and killed Sunday afternoon, a half block away at 3rd and Pine. Last Monday, a man was shot and critically injured a half block in the other direction.
“So, I have to worry that somebody’s going to shoot me?” asked Leyla Farange, owner of Gyro’s Place. “What is this? Mayor? Where are you?”“The level of crime, the lack of public safety, as mayor, is unacceptable to me,” he said.“I inherited 900 officers, which is 500 short of where I’d like to be,” he said. “But I am asking our officers to do the best with what they have right now as I recruit new officers.”“I was 9-years-old when the war between Iran and Iraq started,” said Farange.
The business owners say their problems worsened after Little Saigon was cleaned up. They believe many who were there came here.And he and his staff are working to hold those breaking the law accountable.
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