A security guard has died after being shot Friday during a confrontation with a person suspected of breaking into vehicles at Preston Center, police say.
According to University Park Police, the shooting took place at or near a parking garage near the intersection of Westchester Drive and Luther Lane at about 3:30 p.m. Friday. Crime scene tape and investigation markers covered part of the upper deck of the Preston Center parking garage.
The security guard was taken to a hospital in critical condition. He later died from his injuries, Dallas Police said.
Witnesses said they heard four shots.
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"He came in and said someone just got shot and I was like no way," said Libby McIver who works nearby.
Dallas Police said the security guard confronted a man suspected of breaking into a car. They got into a fight and the guard was shot.
A picture of the crime from a witness showed a gun on the ground and a damaged car. It's a crime that has people in the area concerned.
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"It's pretty shocking," McIver said. "You really have to stop and think are we even safe in our own beds these days."
"It doesn't happen here that often that I know of," said Jack Robertson who works in the area.
The person who shot the guard was reported to have left the scene in a gold Toyota Camry.
Dallas Police are continuing their investigation.
