Security firm involved in St Louis shooting has history of lawsuits

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6. ok, so this answers some of the questions i had, but then brings up others.

If this security firm was hired by residents in the area (as per the article, on Flora Place they pay $500 per home), how exactly does that work if it is a public street? How can the security cops who are not in the role of a city cop enforce the law on a public street?

This then gets me wondering more about WHY did the cop decide on a pedestrian check? Did the group of young men, including the victim, live in the area? If so, it sure doesn't seem like this security cop had any business with them at all.

Up to now, I assumed these private security firms were hired for special events, so what do they do in a public neighborhood when no events are going on? How do they know who belongs in the neighborhood?

Shouldn't the city police be investigating this company and the events of the night in a more open manner than they do when it is one of their "cases" even though the cop was an off duty cop?

I feel like I need a lawyer because I don't get how these things work.