Travonsha Ferguson.Photo:NewsChannel 5/Youtube
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According to the complaint, Walgreens employee, Mitarius Boyd, allegedly followed Ferguson and her friend to the parking lot of the Walgreens store on Gallatin Road in Nashville after he suspected them of shoplifting and “aggressively confronted [Ferguson] and her friend concerning the alleged stolen merchandise while cursing and screaming at them.”
Boyd “never identified himself as an employee,” the complaint alleges.
Boyd allegedly shot Ferguson seven times, including one that struck her near her stomach, according to her attorneys.
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Boyd allegedly told police he saw the women placing items into a cart and into a large over-the-shoulder bag. He started recording them with his cell phone and followed as they left the store without paying for the merchandise, according to a Metropolitan Nashville Police Department press release.
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“Boyd said as the women began placing items into the trunk of their car, he made his way to the rear side of the vehicle,” per the police release. “He said one of the women pulled a can of mace and began spraying it at him” and he started shooting, “saying he was in fear and didn’t know if they were armed.”
Ferguson “sustained internal and/or intestinal injuries and, as a medical necessity, must now wear a colostomy bag to survive,” according to the complaint.
Her son is now at “an increased risk of long-term intellectual and developmental disabilities,” per the complaint.
source: people.com
