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Fire at Gadsden Black Lives Matter activist's business being investigated as arson
erome Gunn said he’s not sure what’s next after someone broke into his Gadsden business and set it ablaze Wednesday evening, but he said he thinks he knows why it was done.
The Detroit native who lives in Birmingham said his auto detailing and salon business was also a meeting place for the local Black Lives Matter group. Gunn said he believes whoever burned his business is angry over his involvement in the movement.
The Gadsden Times first reported the incident, reporting that the Gadsden Fire Marshal said the fire was definitely arson and was being investigated by the fire and police departments.
Gunn also fed the homeless from his business each Sunday, many of whom are white, he said. The food and water he’d stored in his business was ruined in the fire. - ALreporter
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Allegedly, the violent right fascists strike again.
