A security guard fatally shot a man at La Gran Plaza in Fort Worth on Wednesday night after the man allegedly smashed a jewelry kiosk with a blunt object, according to police accounts published by local news outlets.
Officers responded to the shopping center in the 4200 block of South Freeway at 8:38 p.m. on Wednesday, DFW Scanner reported.
The armed guard was working inside the shopping center when he saw the man breaking the kiosk’s glass, police said, according to Fox 4 KDFW. The guard then shot the man.
The man ran across the parking lot and collapsed near Seminary Drive. Responding officers began lifesaving efforts, and Fort Worth Fire personnel assisted, DFW Scanner reported. Medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.
No Fort Worth police officers fired their weapons, and authorities reported no other injuries, according to DFW Scanner’s account.
The available reports did not identify the guard or specify the object the suspect allegedly used to smash the kiosk.
Investigators were still examining the circumstances surrounding the shooting, DFW Scanner reported. Its account described the information as preliminary and said the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office would determine the man’s identity and the cause and manner of death.
Anyone with information can call Fort Worth police at 817-392-4222. Crime Stoppers accepts anonymous tips at 817-469-8477.
