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Couple shoots security guard after they’re caught dining and dashing, Georgia cops say

A security guard at Sage Woodfire Tavern was shot Feb. 11 after a couple was caught trying to skip out on their restaurant bill, police in Dunwoody, Georgia, say.
A security guard at Sage Woodfire Tavern was shot Feb. 11 after a couple was caught trying to skip out on their restaurant bill, police in Dunwoody, Georgia, say. Google Street View image | Oct 2019 © 2023 Google

A security guard was shot while trying to stop a couple who dined and dashed at an Atlanta-area restaurant, authorities in Georgia say.

The shooting happened around 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, when a couple left the Sage Woodfire Tavern in Dunwoody without paying for their food, according to the city’s police department.

The security guard, who was not named, confronted the couple in the parking lot, where a scuffle ensued, police said. At some point, the male patron fired his gun and shot the security guard in the arm and shoulder.

The couple ran away after the shooting. No arrests had been made as of Monday, Feb. 13.

The security guard was taken to a hospital in stable condition, police said.

Additional details about the incident weren’t immediately available, and authorities said they’re still investigating.

Dunwoody is about 15 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta.

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This story was originally published February 13, 2023 at 10:24 AM with the headline "Couple shoots security guard after they’re caught dining and dashing, Georgia cops say."

Tanasia Kenney
Sun Herald
Tanasia is a service journalism reporter at the Charlotte Observer | CharlotteFive, working remotely from Atlanta, Georgia. She covers restaurant openings/closings in Charlotte and statewide explainers for the NC Service Journalism team. She’s been with McClatchy since 2020.