New Orleans security officer fatally shoots robbery suspect
New Orleans LA December 24 2020
A security officer fatally shot a man involved in a botched robbery, according to police.
New Orleans police say the death of the suspected armed robber who was fatally shot by a security guard at a New Orleans East store during a hold-up Tuesday night was a justifiable homicide.
Authorities have not released the name of the man killed inside the business, located in the 6500 block of Morrison Road
The man entered the store just before 9:30 p.m. and grabbed a beverage from the drink cooler, police said. The man then went to the counter to check out.
But instead of paying, the man went behind the counter, threatened the employees and fired a gun in their direction, New Orleans police said.
It does not appear that any of the employees was wounded.
But one was armed and exchanged gunfire with the would-robber, fatally wounding the man, police said. He died at the scene.
No other information was available.
