A Georgia supermarket cashier was shot dead by a customer after a fight over the use of a protective mask before three other people – including the store’s armed and private security guard – were injured in an exchange of fire, the office said. county sheriff.
The tragic event took place shortly after 13:00 in the Big Bear Supermarket of County DiCalb, Sheriff Melody Maddox clarified during a press conference.
“They fought over the mask. I do not know if they wore or if they did not wear. “Everyone has their own opinion on the use of the mask, the issue is delicate at this time,” said Ms. Maddox.
There were several customers in the store when the murder took place. The customer with whom the cashier got into a fight pulled out a gun and killed her. The guard then opened fire on him and hit him a couple of times, according to the sheriff.
Businesses in Georgia may require customers to wear masks to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading, but they have no right to impose it on them, under executive orders from Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.
Ms. Maddox did not release the names of the people who were injured. He said everyone was rushed to a hospital, where the guard was being treated in a serious but stable condition after being hit by two bullets.
The guard served for 30 years at DiCalb Police Department and remains a reserve assistant sheriff of the county. She lives because she was wearing a bulletproof vest, clarified Mrs. Maddox.
