Hurtado was shot multiple times, according to court records. He was taken to a hospital for treatment of serious but not life-threatening injuries, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s office said. As of Tuesday evening, he was listed on the Montgomery County Jail roster.
Deputies responded around 8:10 a.m. Oct. 31 to the Kroger at 3520 W. Siebenthaler Ave. for reports of a shooting. When they arrived, security guards were at the west entrance to the store and a man, later identified as Hurtado, was on the ground.
Montgomery County Sheriff Rob Streck said last week the store wanted the man to leave, but wasn’t immediately clear why.
“I can tell you that the individual was covered pretty heavily with a face mask and other things like that,” he said.
Security guards told deputies that Hurtado was stealing items, according to court records.
“(A security guard) confronted Hurtado, at which time he became aggressive and made threats towards (the security guard) and the other security guard,” an affidavit read.
Hurtado reportedly showed a handgun as he was leaving the store and one of the guards used a gun to fire several shots.
The security guard is from a third-party company that contracts with Kroger.
One of the security guards told detectives Hurtado raised the handgun toward a guard as he was told to leave, according to court records.
After shots were fired, one of the guards reportedly moved Hurtado’s handgun away from him and started providing medical aid.
At least one of the security guards was wearing body camera, which captured the shooting.
No other injuries were reported.
“In reality we were very lucky that the security officer did not hit anybody else or that the suspect did not hit anybody,” Streck said.
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