Originally Posted by
royce
It's the young people 15-30 hanging out after 10 pm. Rarely is there an incident that takes place in Greektown before 10 pm. The young folks hang out in Greektown because they are familiar with it. So they gather where they can be seen, are comfortable, and where it's not expensive to get something to eat. That's Greektown.
I pointed out earlier in this thread that Buffalo Wild Wings is the focal point. Five Guys, which reopened a few months ago is the other. There is a third place but it's not on Monroe but is considered a part of Greektown and that's the basement restaurant on Brush, south of Lafayette, that has the video games. These places are where they hang out.
The big change is that the violence has escalated from fist fights to gun fights. A few years back in Greektown there were a number of incidents where multiple black males were jumping on one or two black males. Now it's escalated to gun fights.
What's new too is "social media." With social media being a big influence on young people, the word gets out that everyone is going to be at a certain place at a certain time. Someone reads that and says, "Hey, I've got a beef with so and so and they might be down there. I better bring my gun."
As I wrote earlier in this thread, I still go to Greektown, but I go early. I might stay until 9 pm, but after that I'm going home or to another part of downtown. The part where the youth don't hang out. Follow my advice and you'll be fine.
BTW, does anyone know specifically what happened on the RiverWalk? I either heard there were five people shot or there were five shootings last weekend. The local media has been focusing on the security guard shooting in Greektown. I haven't heard of any details in the other shootings. If you have a link I would appreciate it. Thanks.