A Third Ward community says they want more solutions to a growing, deadly nuisance.
“When the sun goes down, things do change,” Brandi Lightfoot said.
Lightfoot is the community outreach director for Generation One, a non-profit helping to prepare children in the Cuney Homes for Kindergarten.
“We don’t have anywhere to get anything decent to eat for lunch around here,” she said.
Lightfoot says she’s uncomfortable going around Scott Food Mart on Winbern and Tierwester Street. On Tuesday, one man was found shot and another was found injured outside the store.
“I think it’s a hub for not only crime, but drugs, drug trafficking all of those things,” Lightfoot said.
KPRC took residents’ concerns to District D Council Member Carolyn Evans-Shabazz.
Evans-Shabazz says she’s going to contact Houston police to make sure there’s an alert on this area— meaning more patrols.
The councilwoman says they’ve also been working on a project to bring more fresh food to the area.
“It’s going to be something perhaps with the food bank,” she added. “We can help them get not just fresh food, but free food.”
She says they are currently looking at a space for the program and are hoping to launch within the next months.
“We want everyone to be happy healthy and safe,” she said.