A security guard identified as Kevin Hodge was fatally shot by San Francisco police while they attempted to arrest him for an alleged hit-and-run incident. Police have yet to provide a clear explanation for the shooting, despite Hodge's social media presence indicating a strong regard for law enforcement. Hodge owned a private security firm and held various other roles, including six years as a police officer, an army veteran, and a firefighter, though these claims are unconfirmed.
— purportedly attempting to arrest him for an alleged hit-and-run in San Francisco — thought very highly of law enforcement, his social media presence shows. but remains unconfirmed by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, ran his own private security firm called Covert Guardian Solutions based in Lodi, in San Joaquin County.
A representative at Dior on Monday declined to confirm whether Hodge was working for their store, or confirm what security companies it contracts with. In addition to working in private security, Hodge wrote on his social media pages that he was a police officer for six years, an army veteran, and also worked as a firefighter, EMT, and in other forms of private security for several years, though these jobs could not be independently confirmed.
Pete Hodge exits an SUV, apparently the same one recovered at the scene of the shooting on Dec. 20, 2024. Photo from Covert Guardian Solutions website. “When he careened around the corner, he was totally out of control,” Gaffney said. “It was like he suddenly hit the gas at full speed … might’ve rolled over with just a tiny bit more momentum.”
The SUV in question matches one in photos on Hodge’s company website. It appears that at some point in the evening, Hodge may have changed his license plate: A witness of the SUV hit-and-run sent a photo with one license plate, while news footage of the SUV being towed hours later showed a different license plate.ultimately ended up shooting him
It is unclear which area of the army or which police department Hodge may have worked for, or for how long.
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