The family of a slain security guard filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Macy's and the City of Philadelphia, alleging negligence that led to his death during a robbery. The suit claims Macy's failed to protect employees from increasing thefts and cites a high number of reported incidents prior to the fatal stabbing. The family seeks at least $150,000 in damages and aims to prevent future tragedies.
6abc Digital StaffA civil suit has been filed against Macy’s and the City of Philadelphia the family of a slain security guard.A civil lawsuit has been filed against Macy's and the City of Philadelphia by the family of a slain security guard.just days before Christmas in 2023Court documents claim his death could have been prevented if the retailer had taken steps to protect employees from the increasingly "brazen and violent thefts.
His family is now seeking at least $150,000 in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit against Macy's Retail Holdings and the city.The suit claims in the months before his death, there had been 1,000 reported thefts at the store. "He didn't die at the hospital. He died on the sales floor. Two days later the business was back open, and I understand the bottom line and things like that, but the reason we're filling this is I don't want this to happen to anyone else's child," said Harrison's mother, Dawn.
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