(WWJ) Things are tense out there in the world of coronavirus lockdown, virus anxiety and public life restrictions. Don't believe it? For the second time in recent weeks a shooting erupted between a security guard and a customer in a store dispute related to COVID-19 rules.
The shooting at Carpenter Road Liquor in Flint comes the same week a coronavirus-positive patient spit on his hospital caregivers and was charged with a crime, and just a week after a man allegedly wiped his nose on a store clerk in northern Oakland County after she told him he must wear a mask.
It follows another incident in Flint where three people were charged in the shooting death of a security guard at a Family Dollar store that erupted after he told one of the suspects to put on a face mask policy. Calvin Munerlyn, who worked as a guard at a Family Dollar Store on Fifth Ave., was shot in the head in the store's doorway in early May, and later died in the hospital.
In the latest incident, the melee began when a liquor store security guard kept a man out of the store to abide by capacity limits set by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer meant to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
He didn't take it well.
The customer allegedly lashed out when he was told to leave and hit the security guard several times. The guard pulled out a gun. As the customer swung back to hit the guard again, the gun was fired a single time. The bullet ricocheted off the ground and hit the man in the ankle, police said.
The customer was transported to a local hospital and is in good condition. Michigan State Police and Flint Police are involved in the on-going investigation.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call D/Tpr. Allison Lukco at 810-7333-9380 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-422-524
