Shooting by other person-intentional · Gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Allied Universal Security Services, 3393 Peachtree Rd, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30326
on — Gunshot wounds, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
On 6/13/2021, at approximately 8:22 PM, a security officer was at their post observing personnel at a mall. Two individuals approached the security officer, attacked, and then shot him twice with a gun.
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