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A security guard shot a man suspected shoplifter at a Harris Teeter in south Durham on Sunday evening, according to police.
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Officers responded around 7:39 p.m. to a reported gunshot wound in the 200 block N.C. 54, less than a mile from The Streets at Southpoint mall. Police said the suspect was approached by a security guard and a physical altercation followed. The guard shot the man.
Witnesses told CBS17 the man sprayed mace at the guard before the shooting.
Neither the security guard nor the suspect has been publicly identified, and they were both taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
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In North Carolina, state law allows security guards to carry a firearm on duty if they meet specific requirements, including obtaining an armed-guard firearm registration permit through the state.
The News & Observer has contacted Harris Teeter for a comment on their security policy.
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We will update this story as more information becomes available.