Charlotte Security Guard Shoots, Critically Wounds Another Security Guard
CHARLOTTE, N.C. December 1, 2022— An incident between two security guards at the Valerie C. Woodard Center in Charlotte led to one security guard being sent to the hospital after a gun was fired overnight.
According to a statement from the Mecklenburg County government, both security guards were stationed at the Woodard Center on Tuesday for their shifts.
At some point, however, something happened between the both of them. This led to gunfire, which wounded one of the guards.
The security officer who was shot has “life-threatening injuries.”
Mecklenburg County said in their statement that both security guards were immediately removed from the property and will not work on the county contract.
The county also noted AFM Security would work with its vendor to determine additional actions to ensure such incidents don’t happen again.
The county noted that no government employees were involved, and the center was secure Wednesday morning.
According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, Kevin Bentley is being charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. He was released from the Mecklenburg County jail on a $25,000 bond Wednesday.