A downtown East Lansing business owner is calling for change after another incident of weekend violence was captured on security cameras.
- Downtown East Lansing business owners are concerned about weekend violence affecting their operations.
- Ali Haider, a convenience store owner, is asking the city to reinstate a loitering ordinance.
- The previous loitering ordinance was amended in December 2020 after city council discussions.
Thursday, I showed you security footage of an incident that took place in an East Lansing convenience store. Now, I’m following up and digging into the store owner’s calls for change.
WATCH: East Lansing store owners demand action on downtown weekend violence
East Lansing store owner calls for loitering ordinance after downtown violence
“It’s horrible to watch something like that,” said Ali Haider, who owns a convenience store in downtown East Lansing.
Haider says Friday’s incident, captured on security footage, wasn’t the first he’s experienced…