Security guard threatens to stab employees, shoot up the business
Forest Park IL May 25, 2023 A security guard working for the Forest Park-based American Security Services company, 1515 S. Harlem Ave., threatened bodily harm at a job site in north suburban Mundelein — and the threats only escalated after he was warned that his statements would lead to his firing.
The incident happened May 18 at around 3:30 p.m.
The man was on duty when the drivers for the company where he was providing security “began to slow down and back up.” This led him to tell his supervisor that he was “about to go outside and stab everyone.” After he was warned that such statements could get him fired, he responded that, if he was fired, he would “go to the office and shoot up the place.”
The man was fired, and the security company arranged for him to turn over his company uniform under police supervision. The man turned it over without incident, but he denied making threats.
The man has a valid Firearm Owners Identification card. The Forest Park police asked the Illinois State Police to revoke it.
