Sep 22 - Walmart Security Employee Dead After Shooting at Margate Store: Police

A suspect who tried to steal undershirts valued at $16 from a Margate Walmart shot and k#lled a loss prevention employee there Friday evening, police said.
Lewis Jhon, 49, of Coral Springs was pronounced dead at North Broward Medical Center after the shooting at about 7:15 p.m., Margate Police Lt. Andy Zettek said.

Hollywood resident Terrell Kennith Johnson, 22, was identified as the subject. He fled on foot, and police said they later found what they believed to be his body, which appeared to have a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Zettek said.

Johnson was found on the 500 block of NW 51st Avenue, he said.

The incident began when Johnson tried to steal packages of white undershirts at the Walmart at 555 W. Atlantic Blvd in Margate, Zettek said. Jhon detained him, and at some point Johnson shot Jhon near the front entrance of the superstore, Zettek said.

“Everybody was scared that something was going to happen to them," witness Edward Jorgenson said of when people heard the gunshots in the store.

A woman was also taken into custody but her involvement in the incident is unknown.

After the shooting, police from Sunrise, Margate, Coconut Creek and Plantation converged on the scene, and a helicopter flew in the area searching for the suspect.


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Would be Florida. I work at Wal-Mart, if some !! like that goes down, I'm out, !! pushing a cart, gonna be pushing them legs behind somebody vehicle.

people smh

The struggle is strong.

Was at that walmart not too long ago, ghetto[..] walmart.. Ill stick tk to my boca one lol

I know i hate that walmart lol its the hood one

Florida again? Wait for it.....































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only in america

....*****?....

security guard wanted to act tough over a 16 dollar !!? deserved to die ...

your taught to observe and report ....and not go within 5-10 feet of a suspect...let the real cops handle that job ...you only make 9 bucks an hour.

!! walmart security i swear they think everybody is gonna steal their whack as merchandise.. !!in 30 yr old wanna be heroes your life is worth way more then some tee shirts Dumb !!!

I thought they came out with a policy that if someone steals something under $25 that they weren't going to try to stop them? They've got a really good camera system from what I'm told so they could easily just show police the tapes. Definitely not worth losing your life over a !!ty job at Walmart.

Lol at everyone blaming security, how about the moron that k#lls to get after for shoplifting. He wasn't stealing to survive, he's about to do life for trying to be fresh ...... Smh

[pic] thought that no one noticed

YUP in my white tee

Was is that folo?

No, anything under $25 and they just take your information down and your free to go.

And I made $12 hourly when I did it

but dude k#lled himself so, It must just have been one of those !!ing with the wrong person at the right time things, could have been him or a cashier, or a road rage, or looking at him the wrong way..

yeah the security guard should have let the dude just go! over some undershirts is just ridiculous..clearly the young man was struggling

2 dead people over $16 that is sad..