Guardforce security guard suspended after leaving shotgun in Hong Kong KFC outlet
Employee only found out about the mishap four hours after the visit; gun was recovered in manager’s office
A cash-delivery security guard was suspended from duty yesterday after he left a fully loaded Remington shotgun at a fast food outlet in Tsuen Wan on Sunday.
This came to light at about 5am yesterday after the guard working for security firm Guardforce made a fruitless search and then sought help from his supervisor.
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Initial investigations showed he left the shotgun in the KFC outlet in Panda Place on Tsuen Wah Street after collecting money, according to police.
“Security camera footage showed that two guards – one carrying a cash box and the other the Remington – entered the shop at 6.37pm on Sunday,” a source with knowledge of the investigation said.
“But the guard who arrived with the shotgun did not carry the firearm when he left the store seven minutes later.”
It is understood the guard found the gun missing at about 11pm and sought help from his supervisor in the early hours of yesterday after he made a fruitless search for the weapon. The security firm called police at 5am.
A police spokesman said police later went to the KFC store and recovered the shotgun.