GREENSBORO, N.C. — Monday in Greensboro came with a high temperature of 74 degrees and a radiant blue sky. In the words of FOX8 Chief Meteorologist Van Denton, the weather was “perfect.” But, if you drove down Elm Street and had no idea of what happened across the country over the weekend, you would have […]
by: Michael Hennessey
GREENSBORO, N. C. — Monday in Greensboro came with a high temperature of 74 degrees and a radiant blue sky. In the words of FOX8 Chief Meteorologist Van Denton, the weather was “perfect.” But, if you drove down Elm Street and had no idea of what happened across the country over the weekend, you would have thought a storm was coming. Businesses were boarded up as though a hurricane was headed for North Carolina. But the storm had already passed.
Sunday night came with peaceful protestors speaking out in the wake of the death of George Floyd. But, as the day was coming to a close, it was looters who began to emerge. Businesses had their windows smashed, some, with their owners still inside.
“Driving down Elm Street, I was in tears,” said Jennifer Graf, owner of Vintage to Vogue Boutique.
Graf says she was alone inside her store when her windows were smashed. She pleaded with the people vandalizing her building to stop. But, she says, it was the peaceful protesters who banded together and protected her and her store.
