May 4, 2020 – In Breaking News – Detroit Free Press and USA TODAY
Calvin Munerlyn, a father of nine, was gunned down after turning a customer away for trying to enter a Family Dollar in Michigan without a mask, according to authorities.
Monday, Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton charged three suspects in the murder – Sharmel Teague, 45; Larry Edward Teague, 44; and Ramonyea Bishop, 23.
(Three people have been charged in the fatal shooting of a security guard at a Family Dollar store in Flint, Michigan. Calvin Munerlyn, 43, was shot dead after an altercation May 1 when he refused to allow a customer’s daughter inside the store because she wasn’t wearing a face mask. Courtesy of CBS News and YouTube. Posted on May 5, 2020.)
“Decisions like staying home when we can, wearing a mask when going to the store and staying a safe distance from those around us, these should not be political arguments,” Leyton said.
“They don’t necessitate acts of defiance, and we simply cannot devolve into an us-versus-them mentality.
“We really need to make a commitment as a community … to doing the things necessary to allow us to stay healthy and turn the page on this crisis altogether.”
“If not for ourselves, we should do this for Calvin Munerlyn, who has lost his life needlessly and senselessly.”
Officials said Sharmel Teague and her daughter went to the Family Dollar in Flint, Michigan, Friday afternoon.
Security footage shows Munerlyn and Teague got into a verbal altercation after he told the woman her daughter needed a face mask to enter the store.
Teague yelled and spit at Munerlyn, who asked her to leave the store and instructed a cashier not to serve her.
Under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order, everyone must wear a mask in all enclosed public spaces to halt the spread of COVID-19.
If customers refuse to comply, businesses can turn them away.
These armed and dangerous men remain on the loose. Please share this information. @PAAM_83 @ndaajustice https://t.co/RtQv8PsMWU
— Prosecutor David Leyton (@dsleyton) May 6, 2020
The security footage shows the two driving off in a red GMC Envoy.
The same vehicle returned about 20 minutes later at 2:15 p.m.
Two suspects, Larry Teague, Sharmel’s husband, and Ramonyea Bishop, her son, entered the store.
Teague confronted the security guard about disrespecting his wife, and Bishop fatally shot him in the back of the head, Leyton said. The two men then left the store.
Munerlyn, 43, was transported to Hurley Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Munerlyn, also known as “Duper,” leaves behind nine children and his wife, Leyton said.
A GoFundMe page for Munerlyn was created two days ago and raised more than $30,000.
Continue reading… Security guard, father of 9, shot and killed in Michigan after telling customer to put on face mask
U.S. Marshals Join Hunt for Father/Son, Wanted for Murder of Security Guard
The U.S. Marshals Service Detroit Fugitive Apprehension Team, in conjunction with the Michigan State Police, are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of a father and son identified as the suspects involved in the May 1 murder of a security guard at a Family Dollar store in Flint.
The murder is alleged to have stemmed from an argument after the security guard told a customer she was required to wear a face mask.
It is alleged that the store patron contacted her husband and son, who then went to the store and murdered the security guard.
“This senseless act of violence, and the loss of human life over someone doing their job is despicable,” said Mark Jankowski, Acting U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Michigan.
“The United States Marshals Service, and the Michigan State Police will bring these two to justice and they will answer for their crimes.”
If you have information on the whereabouts of Bishop or Teague, contact the U.S. Marshals Service Tip line at 866-865-TIPS (8477) or text a tip to https://www.usmarshals.gov/tips/ or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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