Atlanta Police Say Security Officer Was Murdered
Atlanta GA April 19, 2022
Police are investigating a deadly shooting of a security officer at a southwest Atlanta restaurant Monday.
The shooting happened around 7 p.m. at American Wings & Seafood at 387 Cleveland Ave. SW. Officers said they found a man outside the location dead from an apparent gunshot wound.
Witnesses said that that the security guard was at the restaurant every time she would pick up her order.
Kam Kae said he would always say hi and make sure she got to her car safely.
“So attentive, he always watched the door. Why would somebody do that to him?” she asked.
Atlanta police officers said the shooting happened around 6:52 p.m. Monday.
They got the call of a person shot, and officers found the security guard with a gunshot wound on the ground.
Witnesses said was shot in the back of the head outside the restaurant.
Police said that they believe the shooting was targeted but didn’t give a motive.
Police have not yet identified the victim or named any suspects.
They are still looking for the suspect, but they do have several leads.
NOTE: This is the second security officer murdered in 24 hrs.
