SAN DIEGO CA April 22 2021 San Diego County’s transportation agency has apologized and agreed to pay $5.5 million to the mother of a mentally ill man who died after a security officer kept a knee on his neck for several minutes. The settlement in the 2019 death of Angel Hernandez was announced Monday. Hernandez, who […]
Saskatoon Canada April 18 2021 A video showing a security guard attempting to handcuff a woman and wrestle her to the ground outside a Saskatoon grocery store Wednesday is drawing the ire of the store’s owner. A roughly nine-minute video shared on Facebook shows the man trying to arrest an Indigenous woman outside the FreshCo […]
Louisville, Ky. April 12 2021 A person who is accused of shoplifting has been shot by a security officer at a Walgreen store according to police. The Louisville Metro Police Department said that it responded to a shooting inside the store at 200 W. Broadway St. A security officer told them that the man suspected […]
Minneapolis, MN April 1 2021 A security guard shot and killed a customer after a fight began inside a C-store over a Face Mask. The confrontation between two strangers led to a fatal shooting at the Minneapolis convenience store last week, according to a criminal complaint. Chaz E. Stubblefield, 33, of Minneapolis, a security guard […]
San Diego CA April 1 2021 A 51-year-old security guard will not face criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a man at a Ralphs grocery store in downtown San Diego, according to the District Attorney’s Office. The decision was made after police officials and prosecutors determined the Feb. 12 homicide was justified and that the […]
Charlotte NC March 22nd 2021 Private security officers under attack have fatally shot three persons and injured five others in a hail of bullets. Police in two of the shootings question the need of lethal force and are continuing their investigations. The fatal shootings occurred in Tampa, Fresno and Jackson. The Tampa shooting occurred at […]
Chicago IL March 21 2021 A would-be robber was shot in North Austin Friday morning after trying to hold up an armored truck, Chicago police said. The armored truck crew exchanged gunfire with the robbery suspect according to police. The attempted robbery happened about 8:40 a.m. in the 4900-block of West North Avenue. A security guard […]
TAMPA FL March 21 2021— A man is dead after a shooting early Saturday at Flow Hookah Lounge at 2312 Waters Ave W. Tampa Police are investigating after responding around 6 a.m. A release from police says an altercation happened between the man and security after he was escorted out of the lounge. Police say […]
Fresno California March 21 2021 Police were called to a shooting involving a private security officer and have classified it now as a homicide investigation. The investigation is underway after a fight between the security guard and a homeless man that ended in gunfire. Police responded to calls of a shooting at the Best Western […]
SEATTLE WA March 12 2021 — Swedish Medical Center has placed a security officer on administrative leave while they investigate a video showing the officer putting his knee on the neck and head of a man they were detaining for trespassing. Since the restraint technique resulted in murder charges against police officers in the death of […]