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Relatives and friends of shooting victim collecting signatures to have Teutonia gas station’s license revoked! Relatives and friends were collecting signatures on a petition recently calling for the permenant closing of […]
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Relatives and friends of shooting victim collecting signatures to have Teutonia gas station’s license revoked!
Relatives and friends were collecting signatures on a petition recently calling for the permenant closing of a Clark gas station—Teutonia Gas & Food—at 4295 N. Teutonia Ave. where its security guard fatally shot a man in the back of the head over stolen snacks. Isaiah Allen, 29 was the victim. He was shot by William Pinkin, 56, who was the gas station’s security guard.
Pinkin shot Allen after witnessing him take a box of Little Debbie snack cakes and walking out. Pinkin, according to online records, had been released earlier this year by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections after serving time for a 1989 robbery and fatal shooting of a clerk at a smoke shop.
As a convicted felon, Pinkin is barred from possessing a gun. Online records show he did not have a permit to act as a security guard. According to the state Department of Safety and Professional Services, Wisconsin doesn’t require security guards who are directly employed by a business to obtain a permit. Individuals working as a guard for a private security agency must obtain a permit. Anyone under suspicion of a misdemeanor or a convicted felony are prohibited from obtaining a permit.
An individual who lives near the gas station, said it failed the community after becoming something of a neighborhood hub. It’s believed by many in the neighborhood that non-Black owned businesses cause more problems for the Black community than they provide benefits.
Ald. Andrea Pratt, who represents the area, said in a recent news release she has “many questions” about armed security that she is looking into. She added businesses shouldn’t be able to include security in their operations if it’s not credentialed by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services. She noted she will explore legislation that further regulates private security.—Source for this article: jsonline.com—Photos by Mikel Holt
