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Man dies after shooting at La Gran Plaza in Fort Worth
A security guard shot a man who police say was smashing a jewelry kiosk at a shopping center near La Gran Plaza on Wednesday night. The man ran from the scene, collapsed near Seminary Drive and later died; no one else was injured.
A man died Wednesday night after an armed security guard shot him at a shopping center in the 4200 block of South Freeway in Fort Worth, police said.
Officers responded shortly before 9 p.m. to reports of a shooting. Police said the man had been using a blunt object to smash a jewelry kiosk when a security guard working inside the shopping center saw him and fired.
The man ran across the parking lot. Police found him collapsed near Seminary Drive, and he died soon afterward. No other injuries were reported.
Police had not publicly identified the man as of Thursday morning. Anyone with information can call the Fort Worth Police Department at 817-392-4222 or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 817-469-8477.