3 Security Officers Murdered at End of Shift
Charlotte NC November 18 2017
For the third time in twenty fours, a security officer has been gunned down in front of his own residence as he returned home from work.
Police in Miami Florida, Chicago Illinois and now in Buford Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, are looking for the killers of security officers who had just left work and arrived home.
None of the shootings appear to be connected.
In the latest shooting, Gwinnett County Georgia detectives are investigating after a security officer was shot and killed on his front porch early Friday.
Police said the victim was coming home from work after the evening shift when he was shot. He hadn’t even come in the door when family members inside said they heard gunshots.
The crime happened on Montauk Hill Drive, a residential road off of Hamilton Mill Road and Ridge Road – and not far to the east of Buford, Georgia.
Family members identified the victim as George Young, a father of three children: ages 8, 13 and 17. His wife of 22 years, Tia Young, along with her mother, brother and the children were home at the time of the incident.
Young’s family revealed that a house key was found inside the lock but it was not turned. Young had been working security at the Lenox Mall for a performer that evening.
The family is unaware of Young knowing anyone who may have wanted to harm him. They also revealed that their security camera system was broken and Young had been talking about fixing it with is his son.
According to police there have been no significant reports or calls made within this home in the past year. Family members remained on the scene to meet with investigators and no suspects have been identified at this time.
Detectives say that Young was targeted and someone may have followed him home. They are checking to see if there were any incidents during his work shift Thursday evening.
If anyone has information to share about this incident please contact Gwinnett County Police Department detectives at 770-513-5300. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimstoppersatlanta.org.
Investigators also are working on the theory that a security officer was followed home after getting off work in Chicago. The security officer was shot to death as he exited his vehicle.
Police in Miami are still investigating the murder of a security officer who was shot to death on his front lawn. They do not know at this time whether or not his murder had any connections to his security job.
