Retail security officers involved in 5 shootings in 72 hours
Charlotte NC May 19 2020
For the second time in a month, violence broke out in a Flint store over complying with the governor’s orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
On Friday, Flint police responded to a shooting at Carpenter Road Liquor after they say the security guard and a man got into a fight over the number of customers being allowed into the store.
“It would appear that this argument stemmed from the store complying with the Governor’s order in basing the number of people allowed in their store based on the square footage of the store.
This patron wasn’t satisfied with that and then an argument started,” said MSP Lt. James Lang.
Police say the man hit the security guard multiple times, that’s when the guard pulled out his weapon. The security officer fired one shot and police say it ricocheted off the ground hitting the man in the ankle.
“There was a physical altercation between the patron and the security guard and it got to the point where the security officer had to pull his weapon and the weapon discharged,” said MSP Lt. James Lang.
Lt .Lang says the shooting does remain under investigation. Investigators are looking to see if they can piece together everything leading up to that moment.
This shooting comes 14 days after a Flint security guard was shot at Family Dollar in Flint. Calvin Munerlyn was shot and killed after an argument with a customer for not wearing a mask. Friday’s altercation is believed to be the second dispute over COVID-19 procedures.
“When these crimes occur we are going to investigate them fully and ensure justice is served. These are trying times and you know we are in an area that we’ve never experienced this type before. So I think people when they’re faced with the unknown it kind of ramps things up a little bit but rest assured we are going to get through this,” said MSP Lt. James Lang.
The customer was taken to the hospital after being shot in the ankle and is in good condition. The investigation is still ongoing.
Security officers in three different cities have also shot persons involved in thefts and assaults during the past seventy-two hours.
Baltimore police responded to a reported shooting at a grocery store at 2401 N. Charles Street on Monday morning at approximately 9:06 a.m. and found that a security officer had shot a shopper.
Northern District patrol officers said that an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound to the ankle.
The male was transported to an area hospital for a treatment.
Preliminary investigation revealed that an armed security officer at the location, a Safeway store, confronted a man that he believed to be shoplifting. The security officer noticed a gun in the possession of the suspect, a brief struggle ensued when the security officer shot the suspect in the ankle.
Northern District detectives are investigating this incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 410-396-2455 or Metro Crime Stoppers at -1-866-7Lockup.
A Houston security officer late Monday confronted a man for an unknown reason at a store and fired one shot hitting the man in the abdomen.
Police say that the man has been transported to an area hospital and an investigation is underway.
No charges have been filed at this time.
Two people were sent to the hospital on Sunday night with non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting in a grocery store parking lot in San Bernardino California, and police are investigating the incident.
The shooting happened at around 9:30 p.m. at a grocery store on the 4400 block of University Parkway, left two people wounded, police said.
“When officers arrived, they found that a shooting had occurred in the parking lot between an armed security officer and a theft suspect,” police said.
Officials said the suspect and another person were transported to a local hospital with injuries from gunshot wounds.
The security officer was not injured in the shooting.
Information on what led to the shooting was not immediately available.
San Bernardino police asked anyone with information on the incident to call it at 909-384-5745
