A man died Wednesday afternoon at a downtown Austin bank after being struck by a security guard. Police determined the guard acted in self-defense after the man, who had previously harassed bank employees, punched the guard. No charges were filed after review by the Travis County District Attorney's Office.
A man died Wednesday afternoon after a security guard struck him at a downtown Austin bank, police said. Investigators determined the security guard acted in self-defense. Austin Police Department officers responded at 3:45 p.
m. to a disturbance call at Plains Capital Bank, 201 W. Fifth St. Officers arrived to find a man lying on his back and unresponsive. Officers began life-saving measures until Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services arrived, but the man was pronounced dead at 4:46 p.m.According to investigators, the man, who used a wheelchair, had entered the bank on multiple previous occasions and harassed employees. When security asked him to leave Wednesday, he punched a security guard in the face. The guard struck him back, causing him to fall to the ground. The man got up, gathered his belongings and picked up his wheelchair before lying back down on the floor, where he later died. Homicide detectives and crime scene specialists responded to the scene. After the case was reviewed with the Travis County District Attorney's Office, no charges were filed.Anyone with information is asked to contact Austin Police at 512-974-8477. Anonymous tips may be submitted through Capital Area Crime Stoppers atAustin Police Chief Lisa Davis arrested a manat the Central Library on Wednesday after he allegedly stomped on a person's head repeatedly, leaving them with liA small plane made an emergency landing on US-290 west of Circle Drive Wednesday afternoon, the Travis County Sheriff's Office said.TCSO posted about the inciA man died Wednesday afternoon after a security guard struck him at a downtown Austin bank, police said. Investigators determined the security guard acted in seTSA staff shortages are creating longer lines than normal at some of the busiest U.S. airports. On Tuesday, more Transportation Security Administration agents aThree children were killed early Wednesday morning in an apartment fire in Southeast Austin, according to the Austin Fire Department
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