{"id":128767,"date":"2021-06-14T15:47:04","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T15:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=128767"},"modified":"2021-06-14T15:47:04","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T15:47:04","slug":"mall-security-guard-shot-in-critical-condition-2-teens-arrested-atlanta-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/mall-security-guard-shot-in-critical-condition-2-teens-arrested-atlanta-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Mall security guard shot, in critical condition; 2 teens arrested: Atlanta police"},"content":{"rendered":"
A security guard at an Atlanta mall was shot and critically hurt Sunday night, and now two teenagers — a 15-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl — are in custody, police said.<\/p>\n
The security guard was shot in the torso at the Lenox Square Mall at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Atlanta police said.<\/p>\n
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The suspects allegedly approached the security guard at gunpoint, but other details on the altercation were not immediately clear, Atlanta police Deputy Chief Tim Peek said at a news conference.<\/p>\n
The victim, only identified as a man in his early 40s, was in critical condition Sunday night, Peek said.<\/p>\n
No other injuries were reported, police said.<\/p>\n
Witnesses at the mall gave officers a description of the suspects. The officers found the two teenagers outside a nearby Westin after canvasing the area, police said.<\/p>\n
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Police said the teens were arrested and charged with criminal attempt to commit murder, armed robbery, aggravated assault, tampering with evidence, possession of a firearm by a person under 18 and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.<\/p>\n
A gun has been recovered, police said.<\/p>\n