Security guard shoots man at Des Moines pot shop following confrontation
Des Moines Washington June 28 2023 Des Moines police said that a man was in surgery at Harborview Medical Center after he was shot by a pot shop security guard.
The shooting happened at 5:20 p.m. on Tuesday at Greenside Recreational on Pacific Highway South in Des Moines.
Witnesses told KOMO News a man was speeding away from the pot shop when he was shot through the back window by a security guard at the dispensary.
The man who was shot was eventually found about a mile away from the pot shop at 2741 S 242nd St. He was then rushed to Harborview Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the chest.
Witnesses said it appeared that there was some type of incident inside the pot shop immediately before the shooting.
Workers at Greenside Recreational wouldn’t talk to KOMO News, but longtime customers said that a security guard is always on duty at the store.
“Marijuana is still a drug and people still have issues with it, so it’s always good to have that security there,” said one customer.
It was not immediately clear what set off that confrontation that led to the shooting.
Another huge unanswered question is if this shooting was justified, with a witness telling KOMO News that the man who was shot appeared to be driving away from the scene when that gunshot went off.
Des Moines police said that the shooting is still under investigation.
