California, New York Security Officers Murdered in Violent Acts
4 ARRESTED IN MURDER OF CALIFORNIA SECURITY OFFICER
ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Four men were arrested in connection with a shooting that left a 48-year-old man working as a security guard dead, authorities said Thursday.
The shooting was reported on Sunday, June 22 at 12:57 a.m., when Orange County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 8000 block of Katella Ave. in Unincorporated Anaheim near 99 Bottles & Cocktails in response to shots fired.
They found a man suffering from a gunshot wound at the scene. He was identified as Salvador Ramirez, of Fountain Valley.
Investigators say Ramirez was working as a security guard at the bar when the shooting happened. He was taken to the hospital but died of his injuries, authorities said.
On Wednesday, investigators arrested Los Angeles residents David Anthony Ortega, 44, Rene Jose Juarez Jr., 37, Max Maestas, 54 and Robert Allen Duncan, 43, on suspicion of murder.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting was asked to contact the OCSD at 714-647-7000.
Residents may provide anonymous information through OC Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.
NEW YORK SECURITY OFFICER STABBED TO DEATH
A 37-year-old father of eight was stabbed to death on a Queens block where he worked as a security guard, police and friends said Wednesday.
Brandon Williams got in a clash outside a row of single-room occupancy homes on Beach 115th St. near Rockaway Beach Blvd. in Rockaway Park about 9 p.m. Tuesday, cops said.
Williams grew up in the Bronx and had moved to the Rockaways about three years ago, his friend said.
At the time of his stabbing, Williams was working as a night security guard for several blocks of apartments.
He was stabbed in the chest and left wrist after telling a tenant in one of the buildings where he worked security that the tenant couldn’t bring a woman up to his room after visiting hours, a close friend of Williams told the Daily News.
The woman was drunk and the security officer observed suspicious activity between her and the man.
“The tenant was trying to bring a girl up,” said Brandon’s friend, who lives across the street from him and was one of the last people to see the victim alive. “It was after hours. Tenants are not allowed to have overnight visitors.”
Medics rushed Williams to Jamaica Hospital, where he died.
