Security guard fires shots at man outside museum

A private security guard employed by Nashville-based Eagle Eye Security fired three shots early Wednesday at a man outside the National Corvette Museum during a “Phreakin’ You Under the Mistletoe Party,” according to Bowling Green Police Department records.

The security guard, whose name was redacted from police records, was hired for the private party held at the museum Tuesday night, according to police records. Two Western Kentucky University sororities, Delta Sigma Theta and Zeta Phi Beta, rented the facility for the party.

About 2 a.m. Wednesday, a man pulled into the parking lot with a loud stereo.

The guard asked the driver, whose name was also redacted from police records, to turn down the volume. The driver and the guard began to argue and the guard told police that the driver pointed a gun at him and began to drive away, according to police records.

The guard holstered his .40-caliber Glock and sprayed pepper spray at the driver.

The driver drove a short distance with the guard chasing him. The guard was attempting to get the license plate number, BGPD spokesman Officer Ronnie Ward said. The driver stopped and exited his car. The guard saw the driver raise his hands and said that the driver was holding a gun, and the guard fired three shots from his handgun, Ward said.

Two of the shots struck the man’s car, and one shot landed in an unknown location, Ward said.

Two other guards ran toward the driver and got him on the ground, according to police records.

No arrests have been made. Bowling Green police are investigating and plan to consult with the commonwealth’s attorney’s office to determine what, if any, further action will be taken.

Police collected a .40-caliber Glock and a .45-caliber Ruger P90 at the scene, along with a .40-caliber brass casing and a fragmented projectile, records show.

Eagle Eye Security is owned by Darryl “Dog Bone” Tyce, according to police records.