Security guard killed after telling woman to wear mask inside store, Michigan cops say
A Family Dollar security guard was murdered after telling a woman to wear a face mask inside the store as part of coronavirus guidelines, Michigan police say.
Sharmel Lashe Teague, 45, went to the store in Flint, Michigan, on Friday without a face covering, according to a news release. When Calvin Munerlyn, a 43-year-old security guard, told the woman that she was required to wear a mask, Teague started yelling and spit in his face, prosecutors said.
The security guard told employees not to serve Teague, and she left the store, prosecutors said. She soon returned with her husband, Larry Edward Teague, 45, and son, Ramonyea Travon Bishop, 23, according to the news release.
Bishop is accused of pulling out a gun and shooting Munerlyn in the back of the head after confronting him, prosecutors said.
Munerlyn was taken to a hospital, where he died.
Munerlyn, who was known as “Duper,” had nine children and a wife, the Detroit Free Press reported.
“Duper was a hard-working father and husband who lost his life while doing his job securing the place of business and asking all customers to wear a mask for our own safety as well as others,” the GoFundMe page for his family and funeral expenses says.
It had raised more than $49,000 by Monday.
Sharmel Teague is in custody, but her husband and son are still wanted by authorities.
“The death of Calvin Munerlyn is senseless and tragic and those responsible will be held accountable to the fullest extent under the law,” Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said in a news release. “From all indications, Mr. Munerlyn was simply doing his job in upholding the governor’s executive order related to the COVID-19 pandemic for the safety of store employees and customers.”
All three suspects are charged with first-degree murder.
This story was originally published May 4, 2020 at 4:27 PM with the headline "Security guard killed after telling woman to wear mask inside store, Michigan cops say."