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Family of man fatally shot by Walgreens security guard files $25M wrongful death lawsuit

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The family of a man fatally shot by a security guard in a San Francisco Walgreens last month during an apparent shoplifting altercation has filed a $25 million lawsuit. The family of a man fatally shot by a security guard in a San Francisco Walgreens last month during an apparent shoplifting altercation has filed a $25 million wrongful death lawsuit. Banko Brown, 24, died on April 27 following an altercation with the guard, police said. The guard, 33-year-old Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony, has not been charged in the shooting. Attorneys for Banko's parents announced Friday they have filed a civil lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court against Walgreens, Anthony and Kingdom Group Protective Services, which provides security for Walgreens and employs Anthony. A press conference is held to announce the family of Banko Brown is filing of a wrongful death lawsuit, May 26, 2023. KGO "Deadly force was not the way to handle this," civil rights attorney John Burris told reporters ...