Exclusive: Motley’s death reveals 10,000 unlicensed security guards in Shelby County alone
Gregory Livingston, the security guard at Kroger who allegedly shot and killed Alvin Motley Jr., had an expired license. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
There are 3,886 licensed armed security officers operating in Shelby County, meaning there are more armed guards than Memphis Police Department officers and Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies combined.
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Matt Stroud
Matt Stroud, a former correspondent for Bloomberg News and The Associated Press, is an investigative reporter with The Daily Memphian. He is the author of “Thin Blue Lie: The Failure of High-Tech Policing,” and the creator of the six-part podcast, “Guru: The Dark Side of Enlightenment.”
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