Market Square vendors, visitors to not let recent Fiesta violence hinder Cinco de Mayo celebrations

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Less than a week after a deadly shooting at Fiesta, Market Square is hosting another major celebration.

The history, culture, and food are what draw people to celebrate Cinco de Mayo there.Lety Herrera says she’s been selling staples like gorditas and aguas frescas in Market Square for over forty years.

A week earlier, on April 20, SAPD said officers heard a gunshot near the music stage under I-35 near Market Square. They found and arrested a man with a revolver. Andrew Martinez, who visited from Dallas said he still came even after his daughter told him about the shooting. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said that during the next Fiesta, extra safety measures will be in place, including fencing and bag checks.

 

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