{"id":444472,"date":"2026-11-01T19:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T19:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/444472\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T19:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T19:08:09","slug":"perry-street-sees-fewer-crowds-less-business-one-week-after-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/444472\/","title":{"rendered":"Perry Street sees fewer crowds, less business one week after shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -It\u2019s been one week since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/10\/25\/tpd-12-injured-shooting-perry-street-including-6-minors\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/10\/25\/tpd-12-injured-shooting-perry-street-including-6-minors\/\">Perry Street shooting<\/a> that left 12 people injured after FAMU\u2019s Homecoming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Saturday, Perry Street was back open for FAMU\u2019s home game against the Southern Jaguars, but things looked a lot different this time around.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Extra precautions were in place, including more law enforcement in the area, additional lighting, and vendors closing earlier than usual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Students say there was much less foot traffic than the week before, and the energy and atmosphere just weren\u2019t the same.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cUsually it\u2019s a whole bunch of people on Perry Street, and now it\u2019s very empty, less vendors, and the atmosphere is dead. The game is dead; not a lot of people came out because they\u2019re traumatized by what happened last week,\u201d said FAMU student Coby Lowery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Vendors say the shooting has also changed business for them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThere\u2019s only maybe 2 or 3% of the people here compared to what was there; you couldn\u2019t even walk across the road, and now there\u2019s not even anybody here. So it\u2019s a terrible situation, what happened, and business is absolutely not worth being out here,\u201d said Jason Harris, part-owner of Fish and Chick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/11\/01\/perry-street-sees-fewer-crowds-less-business-one-week-after-shooting\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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