Crime & Safety

Walgreens Security Guard Won't Be Charged: DA

Police arrested the guard, 33-year-old Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony, following the shooting.

Banko Brown vigil in front of the Market Street Walgreens where he was shot.
Banko Brown vigil in front of the Market Street Walgreens where he was shot. (CBS)

May 9, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO – District Attorney Brooke Jenkins on Monday evening confirmed that a security guard who was arrested after allegedly shooting a young person at a downtown Walgreens last week has been released and will not face any charges.

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Police arrested the guard, 33-year-old Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony, following the shooting reported at 6:33 p.m. last Thursday evening in the area of Market and Fourth streets.

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Police said the preliminary investigation determined that a theft allegedly occurred during the incident and that Anthony was working as a private security guard at the time.

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