A man was fatally shot by an armed security guard Wednesday night after the guard saw him smashing a jewelry kiosk at a shopping center in south Fort Worth, police said.
Officers responded about 8:38 p.m. to a shooting at a shopping center in the 4200 block of South Freeway, near Seminary Drive, according to Fort Worth police. The shopping center at that location is listed as La Gran Plaza mall, at 4200 South Freeway.
Police said the man was inside the shopping center smashing a jewelry kiosk with a blunt object. An armed security guard working inside the shopping center was in the area as the man smashed the glass display cases.
At some point, the security guard fired his weapon, striking the man at least once, police said. The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation.
The wounded man ran across the parking lot before collapsing near Seminary Drive. Responding officers found him and began life saving measures, assisted by Fort Worth firefighters.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported, and no Fort Worth police officers fired their weapons.
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The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the man’s identity and his cause and manner of death.
Anyone with information is asked to call Fort Worth police at 817-392-4222 or submit an anonymous tip to CrimeStoppers at 817-469-8477.
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