Apr 20, 2021
Derek Chauvin Trial: Minneapolis Business Owners Brace for Riots
Vandals forced their way into David Fhima’s Minneapolis restaurant last summer as riots erupted across the Twin Cities in the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody.
They ransacked his business, located in a historic art deco building. They slashed his booths with knives; fired weapons, leaving bullet holes in the walls; tore out the point-of-sale systems; stole expensive bottles of wine and liquor, and smashed even more on the floor, including an $18,000 bottle of Louis XIII cognac.
In all, the vandals did almost a half million dollars of damage to Fhima’s restaurant. His insurance covered some of that, but …
