Security officer stabbed at Macy’s at Southpoint mall in Durham NC
DURHAM, N.C. April 2 2019 A store loss prevention agent is in very critical condition after being stabbed by a shoplifting suspect outside the Macy’s at Southpoint mall on Sunday afternoon according to police.
Police have released few details but we know that it happened at around 4:30 pm Sunday during a theft involving two women.
Authorities say the incident began as the loss prevention agent stopped two suspects, both women, who were caught shoplifting.
The security officer who confronted them outside the store and was then subsequently attacked and stabbed in the lower chest.
Both women fled from the parking lot in a white sedan and now police are checking surveillance video for further descriptions of the suspects and their getaway vehicle.
As of late Sunday, the security agent is in the hospital in very critical condition.
Police are actively searching for the suspects.
