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Bouncer News Article

WTKR

Norfolk, VA, USA
Sunday, 29 March, 2007
21 Hours After Nightclub Shooting, Granby Theater For Sale
 

A shooting at Downtown Norfolk's Granby Theater has left the future of the club in limbo.  As of 10:30 Wednesday night, the owners put the club up for sale.

It follows a shooting inside the club just 24 hours earlier. 23-year-old James Reid,III is charged with shooting just after 1:00 Wednesday morning.

On Wednesday night, police and fire inspectors returned to Granby Theater and sited the owner with 19 fire and life safety violations.

Wednesday's shooting prompted Vice-Mayor Anthony Burfoot to threaten to put any nightclub that can't control it's crowd out of business. At a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Burfoot said he's concerned black-on-black crime will set city race relations back. 

"I have to call a spade a spade. The fact is that the people who are shooting each other look like me and something needs to be done about it."

Others disagreed with Burfoot.

"Regardless of color anybody comes in there with a gun for any reason it's a problem," said Jason Dayton of Norfolk.

Alcohol Beverage Control has also launched it's own investigation. Many other restaurants along Granby Street are meeting with their staffs to review their security and serving rules in the wake of the shooting.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
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