Atlanta police are charging a Walgreens security guard after a shooting in Midtown on Friday morning that injured a shoplifting suspect.
The guard, whose name was not released, told police he attempted to take the suspect into custody after a theft at the Walgreens location on Piedmont Avenue near North Avenue. Officers were called to the store shortly before 5 a.m. and found the man with a gunshot wound.
“The security guard told officers he attempted to apprehend the suspect for theft but the male fled,” a police spokesman said in a statement. “The guard fired a shot in the air to get him to stop. The male then charged the guard and the guard shot him.”
The shooting victim was taken to a hospital, where he was stable Friday morning. Charges are pending against both men, according to the spokesman, but they were not disclosed.
We are working to learn more.
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