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November 29, 2008
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Security officers get in shoot-out with homicide suspects http://www.privateofficer.com
Charlotte NC. Nov. 29 2008
BY: Rick McCann
NTL. ASSOC. PRIVATE OFFICERS
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg police responded to a shooting and homicide at an East Charlotte nightclub overnight.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg police responded to a shooting and homicide at an East Charlotte nightclub overnight.
Police said that they are investigating the early-morning shooting death in east Charlotte that included private security for a nightclub exchanging gunfire with homicide suspects.
Police identified the victim as 22-year-old Taji Jibri Mason. The shooting happened about 2:30 a.m. Friday in the parking lot behind the All Stars Nightclub in the 5600 block of Albemarle Road.
Police said a large crowd was gathered in the parking lot around closing time when several men approached the victim.
Police identified the victim as 22-year-old Taji Jibri Mason. The shooting happened about 2:30 a.m. Friday in the parking lot behind the All Stars Nightclub in the 5600 block of Albemarle Road.
Police said a large crowd was gathered in the parking lot around closing time when several men approached the victim.
A short time later shots rang out and witnesses saw a white Chevrolet Caprice drive away from the area.
At that point police were told that a car leaving the scene shot at Metro Special Police, a private security force with sworn law officers that was providing security for the club.
At that point police were told that a car leaving the scene shot at Metro Special Police, a private security force with sworn law officers that was providing security for the club.
Metro officers returned fire and was not hit during the exchange of gunfire. Police said that they then discovered a man who was dead in the parking lot, the victim of the earlier shooting.
Such private security forces are authorized by a special state statute that requires the officers to be trained and take oaths just like regular city or county police.
Such private security forces are authorized by a special state statute that requires the officers to be trained and take oaths just like regular city or county police.
Campus and railroad police are also covered under the state statute. The N.C. Attorney General’s Office regulates the sometimes-private security forces.
The Friday morning homicide was the 73rd of the year. There were 74 total last year.
The Friday morning homicide was the 73rd of the year. There were 74 total last year.
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