WARREN — City Council voted unanimously Monday to object to the renewal of a Class D5 liquor permit for the Convenient Food Mart on Elm Road, citing ongoing issues with late-night disturbances and violence that they say have plagued the neighborhood.

The decision, made during a special council meeting, follows a series of incidents, including a deadly shooting in the store’s parking lot Aug. 3 that left 31-year-old David Lee Owens III dead and another man injured.

The resolution objects to the renewal of the liquor permit held by Ammar Fawzi Inc., doing business as Convenient Food Mart.

Council members argued that the store’s operation under the permit has shown a disregard for state and local laws and has substantially interfered with public decency, sobriety and peace in the surroundi

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