The manager of Vibe Bistro & Lounge in Hintonburg is vowing to fight the City of Ottawa's move to revoke its food licence.
A hearing will be held on Friday to permanently revoke the food licence for the establishment on Somerset Street, near Bayswater.
The licence was suspended last week, two days after 17-year-old Leslie Mwakio was found shot in an SUV on Bayswater. Mwakio died in hospital a short-time later.
Councillor Jeff Leiper said last week that residents have expressed "strong concerns" that Vibe is a problem.
But manager Sam Jahantad tells CFRA's The News Feed his business is being unfairly blamed for the problems in the area.
"They give us a hard time, why don't go after those people? Why don't they complain about Ottawa Police? They're not doing the job very well, that's why there are so many shootings happening in this city," Jahantad said Sunday morning.
He says the shooting of Mwakio happened a block away from Vibe, and the restaurant had closed.
Jahantad says Vibe will fight Bylaw Services' move to revoke its food licence. He says he will try to keep Vibe open as much as possible until Friday's hearing.
Vibe had previously had its alcohol licence suspended.