AUSTIN, Texas — A man died Wednesday afternoon after a security guard struck him at a downtown Austin bank, police said. Investigators determined the security guard acted in self-defense.
Austin Police Department officers responded at 3:45 p.m. to a disturbance call at Plains Capital Bank, 201 W. Fifth St. Officers arrived to find a man lying on his back and unresponsive. Officers began life-saving measures until Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services arrived, but the man was pronounced dead at 4:46 p.m.
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According to investigators, the man, who used a wheelchair, had entered the bank on multiple previous occasions and harassed employees. When security asked him to leave Wednesday, he punched a security guard in the face. The guard struck him back, causing him to fall to the ground.
The man got up, gathered his belongings and picked up his wheelchair before lying back down on the floor, where he later died.
Homicide detectives and crime scene specialists responded to the scene. After the case was reviewed with the Travis County District Attorney’s Office, no charges were filed.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Austin Police at 512-974-8477. Anonymous tips may be submitted through Capital Area Crime Stoppers at austincrimestoppers.org or by calling 512-472-8477.