Exactly — but now the Chief has put the storeowner at risk.
For what reason???
The storeowner was at risk way before the Chief gave this press release.
Remember, the QT was the primary target of the riots(planned, along with coordinated with out of community gang members) which started just as night fell on the first day of the 'protest'.
The 'bruthas' had vowed to evoke revenge upon the QT and it's owner and employees because they called the cops on Big Mike.
The protests were just a pretext for the attack on QT, and the rest of the rioting was cover.