The Tiburon Police Department in Marin County is investigating an election-related threat made against a Black-owned clothing store known as YEMA.
The threat was posted on Instagram by a now-deleted account. It featured a photo of the storefront and said âIf Biden wins me and my boys gonna go raid yemmaâ on the top and â4:00 on Election Day show upâ at the bottom.
The Tiburon Police Department said the threat doesnât appear to be legitimate and that the post was created by a âspoofâ account that has since been taken down, but added that their investigation is ongoing.
Store owner Yema Khalif said he was alerted to the post when a student from a local school came across it and shared it with their parent.
Khalif said this kind of racism must be addressed in Marin County.
âThis is not a game to us,â he said. âOur lives are being targeted and our livelihoods are being targeted.â
Khalif said thereâs been an outpouring of support from communities across the Bay Area with people from as far as Fairfax to East Oakland coming by on Tuesday to guard the store.
âJulie Chang (@BayAreaJulie)
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