SAN DIEGO, CA May 14 2021— Two suspected gang members accused in the shooting death of a security guard outside an East Village homeless shelter were ordered Monday to stand trial. Floyd Garrett, 48, and Johnny Hill, 41, are both charged with murder in the Dec. 28, 2019, slaying of Ernest Lee Buchanan, a 44-year-old […]
Maybrook IL May 13 2021 Two of the three men charged with the 2016 execution-style murder of Brookfield resident Michael Smith have accepted a plea deal and one of the pair is already free on parole. Comfort Robinson, 44, and DeJuyon Johnican, 34, both pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, a […]
Wichita KS May 9 2021 Wichita police reported Friday that a security officer who was shot during a disturbance at a downtown convenience store has died from his injuries. 39-year-old Will Robinson was shot Wednesday night after escorting a man out of a Quik Trip store at Broadway and Murdock for causing a disturbance. The […]
Chicago IL May 9 2021 A Chicago school security officer and coach has become the latest security professional to lose their life to the Coronavirus. As a high school football coach and security guard, Davy Oswalt was relatively fit, had no known underlying health concerns and healthy lungs, his wife said. Oswalt had been hospitalized […]
WICHITA KS May 8 2021 A security officer shot multiple times while on duty at the QuikTrip is in critical condition according to police. Police said that the security officer was shot while dealing with a disruptive person at the downtown Wichita store. Just after 10 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to the area of Murdock and Broadway […]
Charlotte NC May 6 2021 At least six security officers, including a TSA employee, have been shot or killed during the past seven days. Detroit police are investigating a homicide of a security officer while police in Miami investigate the homicide of a TSA security officer who was shot to death just after leaving her […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. May 4 2021 Metro police have arrested a suspected shoplifter accused of assaulting a security guard at the Love’s Truck Stop in East Nashville Sunday night. Officers responded to the truck stop on West Trinity Lane near Interstate 24 for a reported shoplifter. When they arrived, they said they located Troy Murphy, 52, and […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. April 21 2021— Doss High School is mourning the loss of assistant basketball coach Eric Davie, who died suddenly Sunday. Davie’s family said he collapsed after gym duty at the school Friday. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died. Student-athletes said Davie will be remembered as a mentor and role […]
Atlanta GA April 14 2021 An employee of a northeast Atlanta nightclub was shot to death early Thursday following a dispute over the admission price, according to police. Officers were called to the Members Only lounge on Ralph McGill Boulevard around 2:20 a.m. They arrived to find an employee of the lounge, identified as a […]
Charlotte NC April 12 2021 The offices of Private Officer International continues to work diligently to locate, verify and report the deaths of security officers who are killed or die in duty-related deaths. The Coronavirus pandemic proved to be challenging for us to gather statistically verified data but thanks to several cooperating news groups including […]