FRESNO CA
SEPT 22 2010 Police are
investigating the death of a 24-year-old Fresno man who was allegedly beating a
security guard at a central Fresno strip mall when the guard shot
him.
The incident
occurred shortly before 2:30 a.m. this morning. The suspect was taken to
Community
Regional Medical Center, where he died, police Capt. Dennis
Bridges said. The Fresno County Coroner's Office identified him as Andrew
Hebert.
The security guard,
a 39-year-old male whose name has not been released, also was taken to the
hospital, where he is listed in serious but stable condition with head and
internal injuries.
Police said the
guard encountered the suspect and a male friend at the center on the southeast
corner of First
Street and Gettysburg Avenue shortly before 2:30
a.m.
The suspect
assaulted the guard and then got into his car with his friend, Bridges said. The
guard followed the men and was trying to call police on his cellphone when the
suspect got out of his car and assaulted the guard again, Bridges said. The
guard was on the ground when he shot the suspect.
No charges will be
filed against the suspect's friend, who did not assault the guard, Bridges said.
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