US store guard killed after mask row with customer
A female has been charged along with her husband and son with killing a security guard who refused her daughter entry to a shop because she was not wearing a face covering.
Calvin Munerlyn, 43, was shot in the back of the head on Friday at the Family Dollar store in Flint, Michigan, among the US states hardest hit by the pandemic.
He was attacked after telling 45-year-old Sharmel Teague's daughter she could not enter into the shop with out a state-mandated mask.
The mother's husband, Larry Teague, 44, and son, Ramonyea Bishop, 23, are accused of likely to the store shortly afterwards and fatally attacking Mr Munerlyn.
Sharmel Teague has been arrested, however the two other suspects remain most importantly. All three face first-degree premeditated murder and firearms charges.
Larry Teague can be charged with violating the governor's order requiring face coverings inside stores in order to prevent coronavirus transmission.
Her daughter has not been charged.
Following the initial verbal altercation at the store, Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton told a news conference on Monday, Sharmel Teague shouted at and spat on Mr Munerlyn before driving away in a red GMC Envoy.
She returned a short while later with her son and husband before the fatal confrontation ensued, according to officials.
It was the son who allegedly pulled the trigger.
The prosecutor told reporters: "The death of Calvin Munerlyn is senseless and tragic, and the ones responsible will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law."
Mr Munerlyn's mother, Bernadett, told the Associated Press news agency: "All my baby was doing was his job."
A GoFundMe page set up for Mr Munerlyn's funeral has raised almost $100,000 (£80,000). In line with the page, he results in eight children.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered all residents in the Midwestern state to wear face coverings when inside business premises so that you can fight Covid-19. Stores can refuse service to anyone would you not adhere to this rule.
As of Monday the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Michigan stood at 43,950, including 4,135 deaths, state officials said.
Last week, a huge selection of protesters, many of them armed, converged on the statehouse in Lansing and demanded an end to the governor's stay-at-home order.
