Crime & Safety
Rite-Aid Shooter Had Man On The Inside: Police
Metro Police say the man accused of shooting a pharmacy security guard had an accomplice who worked at the store.
NASHVILLE, TN — The shooting of an unarmed security guard during a robbery of the West End Rite-Aid was an inside job, according to Metro Police.
Detectives say Dionte Breedlove, 23, shot and critically wounded 22-year-old Garion Bogard at the pharmacy October 9. Breedlove had previously robbed the same Rite-Aid, police say.
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Breedlove was arrested Friday at his Ocoee Trail home and charged with especially aggravated robbery and aggravated robbery for the shooting in October and aggravated robbery for the earlier case.
On Saturday, police confirmed they'd arrested 21-year-old Carlos Valcarcel-Arocho, a Rite-Aid employee. Detectives say he had a role in the planning of the robbery and allegedly admitted his involvement to police.
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