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Security guard shot dead outside food mart

A security guard was shot to death Friday night, Dec. 18, at United Foods, 2141 N. Main St.

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Dayton homicide detectives have rounded up witnesses outside United Foods, 2141 N. Main St., where police were dispatched about 8:34 p.m. on a report of a shooting. A security guard was shot and killed there.

By Steve Bennish and Angela Watson Gay, Staff Writers Updated 12:29 AM Saturday, December 19, 2009

DAYTON — A security guard at United Foods, 2141 N. Main St., was shot and killed Friday night, Dec. 18.

The armed male guard was shot outside the store, Dayton police Sgt. Dan Mauch said, and police believe only one shot was fired.

“We’re not sure if robbery was one of the motives,” Mauch said, noting that the store, where food, beer and wine are sold, was not robbed.

Mauch said the victim, whose name police did not release, may have gone outside the store to investigate something that may have been going on in the parking lot. Police were dispatched to the address about 8:34 p.m.

Victor Lee, 52, who identified himself as a friend of the victim, said he had finished a conversation with the man in the parking lot when shots rang out moments later and he found his friend dead.

Lee said the victim, whom he described as a grandfather in his late 40s or early 50s, was one of two armed guards at the store.

Mauch said police were looking at surveillance tape from the store. Two male subjects believed to have been involved in the shooting were only described as wearing dark clothes, and it’s unknown if they left on foot or in a vehicle, Mauch said.

“Numerous individuals were in the parking lot that didn’t wait around for crews,” Mauch said.

Although police were speaking to some witnesses and have several leads, Mauch urged anyone who was in the parking lot about the time of the shooting to call police at 222-STOP.

Even if a person thinks they didn’t anything pertinent, Mauch said, police are urging phone calls to the police department “so we can decide if it’s pertinent or not.”

Kevin Jones, chairman of the FROC (Fair River Oaks Council) priority board, got a call about the shooting and said he came to the store to support the owners, who have been supporting FROC’s efforts to help improve the area.

“We asked them to hold the people to a higher standard they have been excellent,” he said. “We’re going to deal with everything like a family.”

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