Detroit security guard arrested for shooting two persons
Detroit MI October 9 2019 The Detroit police have finished their investigation into a shooting Sunday night at a grocery store where a security officer shot two people.
The incident happened at about 6 p.m. near the intersection of Joy and Greenfield roads on Detroit’s west side.
Police were called to the US Quality Supermarket on a report of two persons shot.
An argument started between a woman and the security guard. Witnesses said the woman told the security guard she was going to call her boyfriend.
“All I heard was them arguing at the grocery store,” a witness said.
Witnesses reported that the security guard was yelling, cursing and being disrespectful toward the woman inside the store.
Police said the woman’s boyfriend showed up and the three started arguing inside the store.
When the couple left the store, the security guard continued arguing and followed them outside.
According to authorities, the security guard shot the man as he was on a motorcycle.
Police said the woman pulled out her own weapon and was also shot by the security guard.
The man and woman were rushed to a hospital, where they are listed in serious condition.
Police said the security guard has a concealed pistol license and stayed at the scene to cooperate with the police investigation.
During their investigation, police have determined that the security guard escalated the confrontation inside the store and then followed the two victims outside where he eventually pulled his gun and shot an unarmed man that posed no threat to him.
The woman then pulled a firearm to defend herself after her male friend was shot, and the security guard shot her too, police said.
Police have charged the security guard with multiple felonies and could add additional charges in the coming days police said.
