Prosecutor charges three with murder of Michigan security guard killed in dispute over masks

Source: The Hill | May 4, 2020 | Justine Coleman

A Michigan prosecutor charged three people with murder on Monday over the death of a security guard who was fatally shot over an alleged dispute over whether masks had to be worn in a Family Dollar store .

Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton announced that Romonyea Bishop, 23, Larry Teague, 44, and Sharmel Teague, 45, had been charged with first-degree murder following the Friday shooting of Calvin Munerlyn, 43.

Munerlyn, who worked as a security guard at a Family Dollar in Flint, had instructed Sharmel Teague’s daughter, who was unnamed in the release, to wear a mask inside the store to prevent the spread of coronavirus, according to the prosecutor’s 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,” Leyton said in the release. 

Police are still seeking Larry Teague and Bishop, while Sharmel Teague was in custody on Monday afternoon awaiting arraignment.

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