Squatters ravage Wyoming downtown with stomach-turning result: mayor
Homeless left estimated 500 pounds of feces in downtown Casper
By Emma Colton Fox News
Published September 3, 2023 5:28pm EDT
Homeless squatters in Casper, Wyoming, "destroyed" a local motel, which would require millions of dollars to repair, and left hundreds of pounds of human feces in the downtown area, according to the city’s mayor.
"It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen. It’s third-world-country stuff happening in Casper, Wyoming," Mayor Bruce Knell told the Cowboy State Daily last week.
Casper is Wyoming’s second-most populous city, with just shy of 60,000 residents while the city’s homeless population is about 200 people, according to Knell.
The mayor said homeless individuals moved into a vacant Econo Lodge motel and left it with millions of dollars of repairs. Others have moved into abandoned homes with no running water or electricity.
"They destroyed everything," he said. "It’s horrible."
The motel previously closed due to flooding and was taken over by homeless squatters who caused millions in damage, according to the mayor.
"It was inhabitable, and it was unsafe," Knell said.
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