Security guard is killed in Arlington Heights

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By Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
April 20, 2008
A security guard and father of seven who exchanged gunfire with two men outside an Arlington Heights auto parts store was killed when he went to the aid of a bystander wounded in the gun battle, his family and police said.

Hernan Cardona, 60, of South Gate was standing outside the Auto Zone store he patrolled when he and two men wearing dark hooded sweat shirts fired on each other late Friday night.

Cardona's son, who watched a security camera video of the shooting, said Saturday that his father was shot several times as he bent over to help a man who had been hit. Police have not identified the bystander. Cardona died at the scene, said LAPD Officer April Harding.

The motive for the shooting in the 1900 block of South Western Avenue remains unclear, she said.

Wilfredo Cardona, 34, said the video showed two gunmen shooting his father from behind about three times. The security guard also was struck in the head at least once, his son said. "My dad and my best friend is gone now," said the son, weeping. "I feel lonely."

ruben.vives@latimes.com



http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-guard20apr20,1,1806219.story

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dam.. R.I.P.

[gonzo1510]

This is why I think we need more state mandated training with regards to firearms and officer safety. I don't think that it's enough to just shoot at a paper target that does not react. We should have training in weapon retention as well as FATS simulator training.

R.I.P..

[N. A. Corbier]

Yell at your legislature that the standard to protect the public from guards unfit to carry a weapon should include:

A guard is a danger to the public when they are not trained in retaining their weapon, to a basic state standard, from a takeaway.

Put it in a way that the regulators think: How do we protect the public from bad stuff?

[SecTrainer]

Yell at your legislature that the standard to protect the public from guards unfit to carry a weapon should include:

A guard is a danger to the public when they are not trained in retaining their weapon, to a basic state standard, from a takeaway.

Put it in a way that the regulators think: How do we protect the public from bad stuff?

Bad idea, IMHO...more likely to result in the disarming of security people than arming them properly.

[tattedupboy]

dam.. R.I.P.

Exactly what I'm thinking +1

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Wilfredo Cardona, 34, said the video showed two gunmen shooting his father from behind about three times. The security guard also was struck in the head at least once, his son said. "My dad and my best friend is gone now," said the son, weeping. "I feel lonely."


From one security guard to another, my condolences to Wilfredo Cardona and his family.