An armored truck employee shot and killed a man inside a Starbucks Wednesday afternoon in Forestville, Maryland, Prince George's County police said.
It happened about 2 p.m. in the 3400 block of Donnell Drive in the Penn Mar shopping plaza. According to a preliminary investigation, the armored truck employee was inside the Starbucks, doing business with store employees on behalf of the armored truck company, when a man walked behind the counter.
The man was not an employee of the Starbucks, police said.
“At some point, the male involved in this incident became involved in an altercation with the armored car employee,” Prince George’s County police Lt. Shane Goudreau said.
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After the altercation, the armored truck employee fired his gun, killing the man, Goudreau said.
It's not yet clear what happened in between the man going behind the counter and the armored truck employee firing his gun, Acting Deputy Chief Zachary O'Lare said.
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No employees were injured, O'Lare said.
"We can confirm that all of our partners (employees) are safe, and our focus right now is on them and supporting local authorities in their investigation," a Starbucks spokesperson said in a statement.
Starbucks said the “store will remain closed while we provide care to our employees.”
Police said the circumstances of the shooting are under investigation, and the investigation is still in its early stages. Multiple witnesses were being interviewed, O'Lare said. Police also checked for any surveillance video.
A woman who works at a salon nearby said the area near the shopping center was crowded and everything was shut down after the shooting.
“This complex right here, you have no problems. None. So, this is very unfortunate,” she said.
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