October 25, 2011 Memphis security officer gunned down www.privateofficer.com
A 41-year-old security guard at a Whitehaven apartment complex was fatally wounded Sunday night while attempting to stop two men from entering the property, according to Memphis police.
Officers, called about 9:25 p.m., found the security guard shot and in extremely critical condition lying at the entrance of the Bent Tree apartments, 3395 Brier Park, near Winchester west of Airways, according to a police department media release.
The name of the security guard, who was pronounced dead at a hospital later, was not released.
Police issued a description of two men, one of whom investigators believe shot the guard as he attempted to stop them.
Both were described as 6-foot-tall black men. One wore blue jeans and had a dreadlock hairstyle; the other had a fade hairstyle and wore a red jacket with a cardinal on the back.
The pair ran south across Winchester toward Boeingshire, police said.
Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 528-CASH or on the Internet at 528cash.org. Crime Stoppers offers awards of up to $1,000.
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