To honor a parent and security guard who were shot and died following a confrontation with suspected shoplifters, family and friends gathered outside a CVS in downtown Dallas.
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Friends and family gathered to remember a security guard and father that was shot during a confrontation with a suspected shoplifter at a downtown Dallas CVS Pharmacy.
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Anthony Egeonu’s wife called him the life of any party.
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A 13-year-old and 15-year-old were charged with capital murder in connection with the shooting.
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Friends and family gathered to remember a security guard and father that was shot during a confrontation with a suspected shoplifter at a downtown Dallas CVS Pharmacy.
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Anthony Egeonu’s wife called him the life of any party.
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A 13-year-old and 15-year-old were charged with capital murder in connection with the shooting.
DallasOn Saturday, family members and friends gathered outside a CVS pharmacy in downtown Dallas to honor the life of a security guard who was shot and died during a fight between suspected shoplifters.
What they’re saying:
Outside the business where Anthony Egeonu worked, his friends, relatives, and a few strangers came together to pay tribute to him.
Some urged the community to unite in order to stop violence like this from occurring in the future, and candles were lighted in remembrance of a guy who was a beacon of hope.
Special memories were shared with the audience by Egeonu’s wife and daughters.
“Please make this a celebration of life, because Anthony was full of life,” his wife, Octavia Egeonu, remarked.
Anthony Egeonu leaves behind a 4-year-old son and two daughters, ages 10 and 15.
“In honor of my dad, I will be happy to release these balloons and light these candles, because he wasn’t my dad, he was my father, and he was my daddy,” Ameri Egeonu stated. “And I loved him very much.”
According to his wife, he would be known for never having met a stranger.
Octavia Egeonu remarked, “He was the life of the party, the party didn’t get started until he came, you know.” “And he was gonna dance, laugh, crack jokes, he was gonna do it all.”
Jermain Pipkins, his cousin, urged the group to unite.
“We must ensure that his life wasn’t in vain, don’t we? It is our responsibility as those who are present on this planet to contribute to the necessary transformation as we consider the community,” Pipkins stated.
The backstory
According to Dallas police, a 13-year-old and a 15-year-old began stealing from the store on January 24.
A fight broke out between the adolescent and Egeonu when the 13-year-old attempted to flee.
The 13-year-old allegedly took out a revolver and fired several times before driving off with the 15-year-old in a white Kia, according to the police.
The following day, both were taken into custody and are charged with capital murder.
At a community gathering earlier this week, the topic of downtown safety was discussed.
The two young people in jail are not from the Dallas region, and the police are looking into if they have any connections to past crimes, the interim Dallas police chief disclosed at the meeting.
According to Egeonu’s family, a viewing will take place on Friday, and his funeral will take place at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Church on Saturday at 11 a.m.
The Origin:Interviews with Dallas Police and FOX4 provided the information for this report.
