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‘Maintains His Innocence’: Lebanese Restaurant Owner Chases Down Two Black Teenagers, Pulls Gun on Them Over Unpaid $92 Bill, Police Say

A well-known Lebanese restaurant owner in Springfield, Massachusetts, faces criminal charges after he got into a violent confrontation with two Black

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Atlanta Black Star· Sep 28, 2:30 PM‘Maintains His Innocence’: Lebanese Restaurant Owner Chases Down Two Black Teenagers, Pulls Gun on Them Over Unpaid $92 Bill, Police Say

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