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Have you seen this man accused of shooting a DeKalb Wal-Mart guard?

DeKalb County police need help identifying this man who is a suspect in the shooting of a Wal-Mart security guard in Lithonia.
DeKalb County police need help identifying this man who is a suspect in the shooting of a Wal-Mart security guard in Lithonia.
By Joshua Sharpe
April 4, 2017

DeKalb County police are asking for help identifying a suspect in the shooting of a Wal-Mart loss prevention officer in Lithonia.

The agency released a security camera image of the man Tuesday.

The shooting, the second in five months at the Fairington Road store, Friday afternoon. The loss prevention officer was shot while trying to stop a man suspected of stealing 12 DVDs, a police report said.

The shooter ran away.

The guard was taken to a local hospital for treatment to his shot left foot.

Anyone with information is asked to call 770-724-7850.

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