MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Businesses and workers on Williamson Street are still feeling the financial and emotional impacts following the death of Corey Ruiz, as fundraising efforts launch to help those affected by weeks of closures.
The shooting sparked protests and an encampment near the intersection of Williamson and Baldwin streets, forcing area stores and restaurants to close. Traffic has since resumed at the intersection, but signs, flowers, and candles remain on the sidewalks.
“It happened 20 feet from where we’re standing,” Julie Bennett, Executive Director & CEO for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Madison said. “Some of our employees saw it. Everyone in the store heard it and went to the windows and saw the aftermath.”…