A quiet Sunday morning at a grocery store in Anchorage, Alaska turned into a life-threatening ordeal when a security guard was allegedly shot by a customer after asking to see his receipt.
Security guard attacked by grocery store customer
According to investigators, the incident happened at a Carrs grocery store around 8:30 a.m.
Kendrick McFarland, who had only been on the job for three weeks, was enforcing the store’s new policy requiring receipt checks at the exit.
When he approached one shopper, the encounter escalated in a matter of seconds.
Police said the man pulled out a firearm and shot McFarland in the abdomen.
The wounded security guard later described the encounter as nothing short of surreal.
“Don’t know the gentleman. The gentleman [doesn’t] know me. I don’t guess. We don’t know each other, and it was just a crazy turn of events,” McFarland told Alaska’s News Source.
McFarland said he instinctively tried to take the customer’s weapon before he blacked out.
He was rushed to the hospital, where he remained for a week before beginning his recovery process at home.
Though his injuries were not life threatening, McFarland had previous medical issues in his stomach that were exacerbated by the shooting. “Now [we’re] back to square one,” he said about healing.
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Anchorage police confirmed they detained a suspect at the scene and that the shooting was an isolated incident, but have not released additional details as the investigation continues.
McFarland said the violent episode convinced him to walk away from security work altogether.
“I think I’m for sure retired from security. I don’t think that’s something I want to look into anymore,” he said.
The Anchorage shooting was just one of several shocking acts of violence reported in recent days.
Subway rider beats up man for looking in her direction
In New York City, police arrested a woman accused of launching a racially charged assault on a subway passenger.
Authorities identified the suspect as 20-year-old Genesis Gittens, who witnesses said began yelling on a southbound L train in Manhattan near the 1st Avenue and East 14th Street station after 2:00 a.m. Sunday,.
A 28-year-old passenger sitting nearby reportedly only looked in her direction, triggering the outburst.
Gittens allegedly attacked him, shouting slurs including “White boy” and “cracker” while punching him repeatedly in the face.
The victim suffered a bloody nose but refused medical attention, officials said.
Gittens was taken into custody less than an hour later and charged with third-degree assault as a hate crime.
During her arraignment, she pleaded not guilty and was released, according to court records.
Another disturbing act of violence unfolded on public transportation in Boston this month.
Mother of newborn attacks elderly woman on bus
Investigators said 32-year-old Luz Pineda was riding a city bus in Roxbury with her 3-month-old baby when she tried to exit at the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Warren Street stop.
A 63-year-old woman was apparently blocking the door on the crowded bus, and an argument erupted.
Prosecutors alleged that Pineda demanded the woman move aside, but when she did not, Pineda began yelling, kicked the victim’s shopping cart off the bus, and then physically shoved her out the door.
Surveillance video reportedly captured the 63-year-old victim falling face-first onto the pavement.
She suffered a concussion, a cut on her face, and a ruptured blood vessel.
Witnesses said bystanders and the driver stood over her until paramedics arrived roughly 20 minutes later.
Assistant District Attorney Jacqueline Cassano said Pineda even tried to disguise herself after the attack, removing her sweatshirt and tying her hair in a bun before walking away with her stroller.
She was later arrested and arraigned Thursday on a charge of assault and battery on a person over 60 causing injury.
Pineda pleaded not guilty, and a judge set her bail at $5,000. She was ordered to stay away from MBTA buses and trains, the victim, and any witnesses. Pineda is due back in court on October 3 for a pretrial hearing.
