Security guard shot, gun stolen

A security guard lies in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he was shot in the back on Thursday night. Thirty-nine year old Edgar Juarez, a Guatemalan, who works for AAA Security Company, was on duty at Superstore on Cemetery Road. According to police reports, the guard saw two men walk into the store. Juarez ran after them and a struggle ensued. As a result two shots were fired, one of which caught Juarez in the back and exited his stomach. Following the shooting, the men stole the guard’s gun and escaped on bicycles. Juarez remains in the KHMH in a critical but stable condition. Police as yet have no suspects.