SEATTLE, WASHINGTON — A 36-year-old nightclub security worker was killed and a woman was seriously injured early Sunday morning after a gunman opened fire from a vehicle in the parking lot of a South Seattle nightclub, according to the Seattle Police Department.

A security guard and an off-duty Mesa police officer opened fire on an armed teenager outside a private Halloween party early Saturday morning after the teen allegedly shot at the guard when he was denied entry to the event, according to authorities.

Savannah, G.A. – Chaos unfolded Wednesday evening at Oglethorpe Mall after a shooting left at least five people injured and sparked a massive emergency response.

A security officer was involved in the fatal shooting of a knife-wielding shoplifting suspect at the H-E-B grocery store located in northeast Austin on Friday, Austin Police say.

In response to concerns raised by local business owners, the City of Santa Fe has committed $750,000 to fund private security guards employed by Condor Security of America to patrol parts of the city’s iconic plaza and downtown.

The City of Somerville in Massachusetts is currently in the process of interviewing private security companies in the wake of “dozens” of incidents, some violent in nature, involving dangerous and reckless behavior by teenagers frequenting the public library.