Courtney Meeks, a security guard at a CVS in Detroit who was pursing his dream of becoming a police officer, was shot and killed as he tried to help people being carjacked. / Family photo

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Detroit Free Press Staff Writer

Two men accused in carjackings and the fatal shooting of a CVS pharmacy security guard and another man accused in a carjacking were arraigned Friday in 36th District Court in Detroit, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office.

According to the prosecutor’s office, Jeremy V. Jackson, Ronnie A. Anderson-Williams and Jamere L. Rucker — armed with handguns — robbed a woman of her purse and car keys about 8:10 p.m. Feb. 26 in the 17100 block of Hartwell in Detroit.

Unable to get the vehicle to start, the three men left the scene, and Anderson-Williams went home while Jackson and Rucker went to the CVS and attempted another carjacking, prosecutors said.

According to the prosecutors, 24-year-old CVS security guard Courtney Meeks ran across the parking lot to help the women being carjacked and was shot. Jackson and Rucker took off in the vehicle they carjacked, and Meeks died from a single gunshot wound to the neck, prosecutors said.

According to the prosecutor’s office, Jackson and Rucker are facing charges of felony murder, armed robbery, carjacking and using a firearm in a felony. Rucker is also facing charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Anderson-Williams is facing charges of armed robbery, carjacking and using a firearm in a felony, prosecutors said.

“Mr. Meeks was the quintessential Good Samaritan who was allegedly murdered by these defendants that we charge today,” Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is quoted saying in a news release. “My thoughts and prayers continue to go out to his family. It is my hope that we can all learn from his example and continue to work hard to help and support all of those who live, work and play in the city of Detroit.”