Locals took to the street on the second night of the riots--determined to defend their businesses and their communities in general. On the corner of Bromsgrove and Pershore Streets, behind the hotel, a household miscellany store (seen in the picture below) is owned by what I believe is a single family. Unfortunately, the store was attacked the previous night with windows and merchandise damaged and some goods stolen.
Usually, there are women working there with their children sometimes seen playing in the doorway or on the sidewalk. But on the eve of the second night of the riots, the women stayed home while an older man and possibly his son stood vigilant. They put samples of their merchandise outside, as always, to draw customers (the man crossing the street in the picture went inside and bought something) and left them there until the atmosphere became more tense hours after this late-day photo was taken.
The two men stayed at the doorway until past their usual closing time in order to stand watch and attempt to protect their store. Eventually, however, the street became too dangerous with police and rioters clashing, so they either locked themselves inside for the night or went home.
