Security guard charged in shooting of man at NC nightclub
Greensboro NC Aug 4 2022
A 19-year-old was celebrating his birthday when his life was cut short at a North Carolina bar, news outlets reported.
Pedro Alegria died after Greensboro police said gunfire rang out at The Blind Tiger music venue on Sunday, July 31.
Now, the bar security guard has been charged in the unarmed 19-year-old patron’s death, according to officials.
Police in a news release didn’t list attorney information for the man, identified as 28-year-old Jason Leonard.
In court, a lawyer representing him said: “This is a good man, a bad situation” and that the shooting happened during an “open melee,” WGHP reported.
On July 31, Alegria was at the club with his girlfriend when he was shot and killed.
A fight broke out but the police do not know if Alegria was involved.
Police were called to the club at about 2:15 a.m. and discovered that Alegria had been shot. The 19-year-old didn’t have a weapon at the time of the fatal shooting, according to officers. Leonard, the accused gunman, had been hired to provide security as a contractor.
He was later arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
There were no indications that the shooting was in self-defense, and an investigation was ongoing.
