“A lot of store owners are really weighing whether it makes sense to stay in business or not,” says Tammy Hetrick.
May 17, 2023 at 6:49 pm PDTCellphone video given to KIRO 7 shows the moments of tension inside a Safeway in Seattle, after a group of suspects began pushing produce on the floor and spraying a fire extinguisher inside the store.
In just the last few weeks, KIRO 7 has reported incidents of violent crime outside grocery stores. In Edmonds, a man was stabbed outside a WinCo. Fred Meyers in Renton and Federal Way both saw shootings in their parking lots. “I heard several gunshots. Turned around. Saw someone sprinting toward the store, put two and two together in my head. Put it into gear and bolted,” says Steven.
She says police don’t have the capacity to intervene and store employees are limited in how they can act. Hetrick explains that communities often pay the price for persistent crime, with rising food costs and the threat of food deserts.
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