Arab business owners say they’re being unfairly targeted and closed by city agencies when violent crime happens near their shops and gas stations, even when the crime is totally unrelated.
A person walks past the closed Citgo gas station at 3759 W. Chicago Ave. on May 9, 2022. There was a fatal shooting this month near the station.
In the last three weeks, organizers said at least 10 Arab- and Muslim-owned businesses have been cited and shut down. This recent crackdown follows aThe city shut down Mohsin’s Citgo station last week just one day after a deadly May 3 shooting in front of the business that quickly went viral because the killer used what appeared to be an AK-47.
“This guy had to stop in to get some gas and by accident he pulled the wrong lever,” he said. “If he didn’t need gas, he probably would have taken him to a cemetery or park, or dumped the body in the lake or something.” The indefinite closures means a loss of revenue for the owners and a loss of affordable stores in already struggling neighborhoods, they said.
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