New owner of controversial Birmingham restaurant speaks out

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Updated: Friday, October 31 2014 6:02 AM EDT2014-10-31 10:02:45 GMT

For the first time, we are hearing from the new owner of a southwest Birmingham restaurant where a shooting took place earlier this year.

Members of the Nation of Islam and the Civil Rights Activist Committee held a protest outside the Good Friends Restaurant.

Different community groups have been protesting since February.

That's when the owner at the time, Chun Hin Ching, fired a gun at a customer after she complained of finding a roach in her food.

Shortly after, Ching was prosecuted and the restaurant shut down.

But now, Ching's daughter, Amy, wants to reopen the business and says she's had several community members who've applied to work there.

But the groups protesting today say they don't want the business to reopen.

We asked Ching how she responds to that sentiment.

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New owner of controversial Birmingham restaurant speaks out