A security guard is in critical condition after being severely beaten outside a Northwest Dallas business Saturday night, and a suspect has been taken into custody, police said.<\/p>\n
Dallas police officers were called<\/a> around 10 p.m. to the frontage road in the 2400 block of West Northwest Highway<\/a> to assist other officers, Fox 4 KDFW reported.\u00a0Responding officers found the guard lying in the roadway with serious injuries.<\/p>\n Investigators said the confrontation began when a man caused a disturbance inside a store where the guard was working. When the guard attempted to escort the man out, the individual turned combative.<\/p>\n During the struggle, the guard deployed a Taser, but it had no effect on the man, police said. The suspect then allegedly attacked the guard with a weapon, causing critical injuries, before fleeing.<\/p>\n Dallas Fire-Rescue transported the guard to a local hospital, where he remained in critical condition. His name has not been released.<\/p>\n Officers located the suspect a short distance away shortly after arriving and placed him under arrest, authorities said. Rosalino Lopez, 46, has been charged<\/a> with aggravated assault of a security officer causing serious bodily injury, a first-degree felony. ICE has also placed a hold on Rosalino as an illegal alien, jail records show.<\/p>\n