
Their way of honoring St. Swisher.
Via NBC:
After marching through Oakland, protesters went up San Pablo Avenue into Emeryville Tuesday night, where police said businesses including a Pak N Save, 7-Eleven and CVS were vandalized and looted. Emeryville police made no arrests.
Surveillance video surfaced Wednesday showing several people breaking into the 7-Eleven store at the same time as the march. Most of the demonstrators stress peaceful protest, but some people turned violent.
Raheil Drar and her father own the 7-Eleven that was hit. They spent the night sweeping up glass and repairing the damage.
“I think it’s ridiculous,” Drar said. “I think it’s crazy that you’re ruining your own community. This is black owned and operated. It’s family operated. It’s no corporation. It’s coming out of our pockets.”
