A security guard was shot and killed at a Mississippi convenience store Monday morning, police said.
Two 17-year-old boys and one 16-year-old boy have been charged with murder in connection with the incident.
Roy Love, 60, worked as a security guard at M&M Food Express at 516 Cooper Road in Jackson, Mississippi, when he was shot and killed in the early morning hours, Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said at a news conference.
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Two 17-year-old boys and one 16-year-old boy have been charged with murder in the shooting death of 60-year-old Roy Love, who was working as a security guard at an M&M Food Express in Jackson, Mississippi. (Google Earth)
Wade said around 1:30 a.m., Love approached the three young men and asked them to leave.
“They then attacked him. They took his weapon and they opened fire on him with their weapons,” Wade said.
The chief said the boys’ motive, who already had guns, was to steal Love’s gun.
“And they succeeded,” Wade said.
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Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said video footage of the incident between suspect Roy Love, 60, and the three young men shows Love never drew his gun. (Jackson Police Department/Facebook)
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Wade said video footage of the incident shows Love never pulled out his gun.
After the shooting, two of the boys fled on foot and the other fled on a bicycle, Wade said.
Police arrested three suspects within hours of the incident.
