TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -It’s been one week since the Perry Street shooting that left 12 people injured after FAMU’s Homecoming.
Saturday, Perry Street was back open for FAMU’s home game against the Southern Jaguars, but things looked a lot different this time around.
Extra precautions were in place, including more law enforcement in the area, additional lighting, and vendors closing earlier than usual.
Students say there was much less foot traffic than the week before, and the energy and atmosphere just weren’t the same.
“Usually it’s a whole bunch of people on Perry Street, and now it’s very empty, less vendors, and the atmosphere is dead. The game is dead; not a lot of people came out because they’re traumatized by what happened last week,” said FAMU student Coby Lowery.
Vendors say the shooting has also changed business for them.
They say fewer people are coming out, and instead of sticking around to enjoy the area, many are just grabbing what they need and leaving.
“There’s only maybe 2 or 3% of the people here compared to what was there; you couldn’t even walk across the road, and now there’s not even anybody here. So it’s a terrible situation, what happened, and business is absolutely not worth being out here,” said Jason Harris, part-owner of Fish and Chick.
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