What Shooting Death Of Hero Security Guard Teaches Us

By Tom Knighton

It was last weekend when Chicago-area security guard Jemel Roberson was shot and killed by police after he’d stopped a potential mass shooting. Over the week, we’ve seen fairly little coverage of this case, which is odd.

After all, Roberson was a black man killed by police. Recent history shows us that the media should be all over this one.

However, Roberson was also a good guy with a gun who stopped a mass shooting, which goes against the narrative.

Tragically, despite his quick actions, he was shot and killed by law enforcement.

If you’re unfamiliar with what happened, here’s a recap.

Local news source WGN9 reports that the incident occurred around 4 a.m. Apparently, the trouble started when security asked a group of drunk men to leave. According to witnesses, someone then came back into the bar and started shooting, and security began shooting back. Roberson was able to detain one of the men outside.

“He had somebody on the ground with his knee in back, with his gun in his back, like, ‘Don’t move,’” a witness, Adam Harris, told WGN9.

Then, when police arrived to respond to the shooting, they reportedly shot the wrong man: Jemel Roberson.

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Source:: Bearing Arms