A security officer working at an Alabama Walmart was shot while confronting an armed shoplifter, leaving him with multiple lacerated organs. However, he was shocked when his employer found a reason to fire him after he recovered enough to return to work.
Walmart Security Officer Brad Scurry, who is also a veteran member of the National Guard, was on duty at an East Point store when he and another employee were tasked with confronting a suspected shoplifter. Unfortunately, when Scurry and his coworker approached 24-year-old Tyler Cortez johnson, the suspect pulled out a gun and fired at the officer, WGCL reports.
The gunman fled as Scurry lay bleeding on the ground, the round having torn through his arm and chest. He was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital in serious condition. Doctors then performed emergency surgery after it was discovered that fragments had lacerated numerous organs. Read the full story here ▶
