Two men and a woman used pepper spray to get away from store security at a Target in Sheridan this afternoon, authorities said.
The three, all white and in their 20s, got away in a maroon Kia four-door with handicapped Florida license plates with the number Z7AKZ, Sheridan Police Chief Mark Campbell said.
A man and woman were seen inside the store shoplifting electronics, Campbell said. When a security officer approached them near the exit, a third person came in from outside the store and sprayed the officer.
Six people were affected by the pepper spray including one who was transported to a hospital as a precaution, according to the Denver Fire Department.
Denver Fire provides service to the city of Sheridan under a contract.
Denver Fire and a private hazardous material company hired by Target ventilated the store at 3650 Riverpoint Parkway, which has since reopened, Campbell said.
A similar incident happened Sunday in Denver at the Walmart Supercenter at 7700 West Quincy Ave., when two men attempted to mace a security guard. The vehicle in that case is not as specific, but similar.
Witnesses described it only as a red vehicle, said Raquel Lopez, a spokeswoman for Denver police.
She said it’s too soon to tell if the two cases are related.
