Young got into a fight them, trying to stop them. Mall security guard Jermine Copeland ran up to intervene -- in uniform, but not armed, and not wearing a protective vest
calling 911 is about all I would have done being unarmed
and why wear a vest without a gun to shoot back.
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A security guard was shot outside the Discount Mall on Hedland Drive in southwest Atlanta on Thursday afternoon.
Mall security cameras captured a fuzzy distant look at part of what happened.
A silver Toyota Camry pulled up to a UPS truck near the entrance. UPS driver Benjamin Young said three men then got out of the car and began grabbing boxes from out of the UPS truck.
Young got into a fight them, trying to stop them. Mall security guard Jermine Copeland ran up to intervene -- in uniform, but not armed, and not wearing a protective vest.
"He saw what was going on and he ran over to the truck and the car," said mall manager Casey Nunn. "They shot him four times."
In fact, once Copeland was in surgery at Grady Memorial Hospital in downtown Atlanta, doctors discovered he had been shot six times.
Police said Copeland was shot at least once in the chest. The tape showed the men jumping back into the car and pulling off.
"He was alert, he was conscious the whole time," said Nunn. "He actually stood up on his own power and sat on the gurney. That's one tough guy."
Copeland, 28, has worked for the company as a security guard for about nine months. The mall management has been trying to battle crime.
"This area, we've been doing everything we can," said Nunn. "This shows that there needs to be an increased police presence in the area."
The guard, "J.C.," as everyone at the mall knows him, was out of surgery late Thursday afternoon, and Nunn said J.C. was resting in his hospital room, his family by his side.
A $2,000 reward has been posted in the case. Anyone who knows anything about the case is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 404-577-8477.
calling 911 is about all I would have done being unarmed
and why wear a vest without a gun to shoot back.
http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=109729
A security guard was shot outside the Discount Mall on Hedland Drive in southwest Atlanta on Thursday afternoon.
Mall security cameras captured a fuzzy distant look at part of what happened.
A silver Toyota Camry pulled up to a UPS truck near the entrance. UPS driver Benjamin Young said three men then got out of the car and began grabbing boxes from out of the UPS truck.
Young got into a fight them, trying to stop them. Mall security guard Jermine Copeland ran up to intervene -- in uniform, but not armed, and not wearing a protective vest.
"He saw what was going on and he ran over to the truck and the car," said mall manager Casey Nunn. "They shot him four times."
In fact, once Copeland was in surgery at Grady Memorial Hospital in downtown Atlanta, doctors discovered he had been shot six times.
Police said Copeland was shot at least once in the chest. The tape showed the men jumping back into the car and pulling off.
"He was alert, he was conscious the whole time," said Nunn. "He actually stood up on his own power and sat on the gurney. That's one tough guy."
Copeland, 28, has worked for the company as a security guard for about nine months. The mall management has been trying to battle crime.
"This area, we've been doing everything we can," said Nunn. "This shows that there needs to be an increased police presence in the area."
The guard, "J.C.," as everyone at the mall knows him, was out of surgery late Thursday afternoon, and Nunn said J.C. was resting in his hospital room, his family by his side.
A $2,000 reward has been posted in the case. Anyone who knows anything about the case is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 404-577-8477.