An off-duty nightclub security guard was shot and killed inside a vehicle early Monday morning.
On News Center 7 at 5:00, Mike Campbell spoke to Montgomery County Sheriff Rob Streck who explained why he thinks this shooting was targeted.
Around 2:50 a.m., Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Napoleon’s Palace in the 4100 block of Germantown Pike on reports of a shooting.
“Information that indicates the person waited for him to come out, get in the car, and as soon as he got in the car he was shot,” Streck said.
The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office has not identified the victim yet, but a flood of Facebook posts identified the victim as Darnell Pate.
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News Center 7 has confirmed that the victim worked as a police officer for a handful of local agencies.
A law enforcement source also indicated he attended Edison State Peace Officer Academy.
News Center 7′s Mike Campbell spoke with a woman who said she came to Napoleon’s to pay tribute to Pate. She identifies herself as J-Bird.