Security guard shoots shoplifter at CVS store
Buffalo NY August 30 2023 A man was shot by a security guard’s gun while he was allegedly trying to steal from an Elmwood Avenue CVS store Tuesday morning, according to Buffalo police officials.
Police said around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, there was a struggle between the security guard, who was an off-duty Buffalo police officer, and a 30-year-old man who was attempting to leave the store with a number of unpaid items.
At some point, the gun discharged and it struck the man in the hand. He was transported to ECMC with non-life-threatening injuries.
