Video: A Costco employee was being nosy and tried to stop a man who simply had a gun in pocket. The Costco employee pulled a knife on the suspect, and the suspect shot the employee dead. It is not illegal to carry guns
22-year-old Christian Bryant was falsely charged with murder after Costco employee Randolph Corrigan, 61, approached Christian with a knife at a Costco store in Strongsville, Ohio on April 25, 2026. Christian shot Randolph dead in the parking lot.
The fatal shooting was on April 25, 2026, at 5:43 pm. Christian was a commercial truck driver delivering products to Costco. Christian got out of his truck and was walking into the store to buy a few groceries for highway travel.
Christian had a gun in his pocket, carrying guns is not illegal as long as it is holstered or on a arm strap, and you are not pointing it at people or waving it around.
Randolph was coming in to work his shift and walking behind Christian in the parking lot. Randolph saw Christian with a gun and decided to be nosy and approach Christian from behind and pull out a knife. Randolph automatically assumed Christian was committing a crime just because he had a gun in his pocket.
Christian turned around to Randolph charging at him with a knife. Randolph was yelling “Drop the gun.” The two men did not know each other.
In an act of self defense Christian pulls out a gun and shoots Randolph dead. Costco shoppers were seen scattering away from the shooting.
Randolph died on scene. Christian stayed at the incident location until police arrived. Christian is heard on video saying that Randolph randomly charged at him with a knife. Yet cops still arrested Christian and charged him with murder and he was unlawfully given a $5 million bond.
The case will likely be dismissed, because it can not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Christian murdered Randolph. The video shows Randolph was the aggressor and approached Christian from behind.
Christian can now sue Costco for millions of dollars since their employee started the confrontation on Costco property.
