SHREVEPORT, La. — The Shreveport City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to revoke the liquor license for a local grocery store following a shooting and reports of illegal drug sales at the business.
R&W Consumers, located on Hollywood Avenue, lost its permit after the Shreveport Police Department reported the business continued to sell alcohol even after its permit was suspended.
"Our alcohol beverage ordinance offices had been dealing with multiple complaints at that location, one of which being they were not permitted to sell and they had been under suspension and continued to sell alcohol," said Chris Bordelon, public information officer for the Shreveport Police Department.
The store was recently the scene of a shooting in which a worker shot a customer. During the investigation into that incident, officers reported finding digital scales, pipes and illegal drugs for sale behind the counter.
An attorney representing the store told the council the issues were an isolated incident caused by a single employee who has since been terminated.
"What happened was an unfortunate and isolated incident involving the independent actions of one employee," the attorney said.
"That employee was in fact the manager and was likely responsible for maybe some of the other things that were going on in the store which were not condoned or agreed to by the management."
Despite the defense, council members voted to revoke the store's alcohol permit. Under the council's ruling, the business will be allowed to reapply for a liquor license in one year.
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