ROANOKE, Va. – On Friday, neighbors, shoppers and businesses in Grandin Village tried to return to their normal routines after Thursday’s manhunt for Michael Brown.
"It’s back to normal now, I guess,” said Scott Sisler, who lives on Tillett Road“It’s been a lot calmer, quieter," said Erin Lloyd, another neighbor who lives on Tillett.
Thursday, police swarmed the Roanoke neighborhood where Michael Brown, the Marine wanted for allegedly murdering his mother’s boyfriend, was spotted tapping on his grandmother’s window.
Locals said Grandin Village was like a ghost town during the manhunt with stores either closing early or locking their doors altogether.
“I think the best thing to do is go about your normal business and hope for the best," Sisler said.