Since teenager Melbourne targeted St Albans,Alfrieda St Shopping Street, shopkeepers on the street said they were "living in fear."
Shopkeepers in the Alfrieda St shopping district said they were devastated, and shop assistants dared not come to work for fear of African-American teenagers.
A few days ago, a series of violence incidents took place outside an Asian-American restaurant on the street, in which staff, owners and teenagers of African descent clashed.
Western Hairdressing Supplies`s boss, Neil Migliorisi, told the Sunday Telegraph Sun that if the teenagers make trouble in the shopping streets again, he will resist.
(photo source: Daily Mail Australia)
Neil Migliorisi (source: Australian Herald Sun)
"if they dare to attack shop assistants and customers, we have to fight back," Migliorisi said.
A 46-year-old man was taken to hospital after a violence incident outside the, Song Huong restaurant on Christmas Eve.
The restaurant manager, Linh Vu, said: "We are in a panic now. They came down the street with weapons, robbed and beat people, and I thought they`d come back, but if they did, I don`t know what to do. "
Linh Vu (source: Australian Herald Sun)
A day ago, a group of thugs, with baseball bats, made a noise at the Bd Kitchen restaurant. Restaurant owner Binh Nguyen said: "they used cups, tables and chairs outside our shop to attack customers."
He says these African-American teenagers have been here for more than two months and have been causing problems frequently in recent weeks.
Binh Nguyen and wife (photo: Australian Herald Sun)
(photo source: Daily Mail Australia)
Many shopkeepers say, St Albans expects a New year`s Day celebration on January 6, fearing that the teenagers will make trouble. One shopkeeper said: "We knew they would come back and continue to make trouble. We waited for them." We don`t want to fight either, but we have no choice. "
In the December 23 and 24 violence incident, police arrest involved a large number of people involved.
Police have confirmed that several teenagers involved in the violence incident are members of the emerging youth gane BDK.
