Police say a woman believed to be the guard's wife or girlfriend threw a rock at the suspect's vehicle.
Police say the guard got into a verbal altercation with the suspects and then a woman believed to be the guard's wife or girlfriend threw a rock at their vehicle.SAN ANTONIO — A security guard at a northeast side motel was shot and killed after he confronted two suspicious people, police say.When officers arrived, they found the security guard with a gunshot wound. They performed life-saving measures but were unsuccessful and he died at the scene.
Police say the guard was checking on two suspicious people in the back of the motel when he got into an argument with them. The two suspects drove around to the front of the motel and the guard followed them. Police say one of the suspects pulled out a weapon and pointed it at the gurad. That's when the a woman, believed to be the guard's wife or girlfriend got involved and threw a rock at the suspect's vehicle.
Officials say the security guard is not associated with a company, but believed to be an in-house security guard who may have stayed at the hotel. KENS 5 has brought numerous firsts to South Texas television, including being the first local station with a helicopter, the first with its own Doppler radar and the first to air a local morning news program.
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