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28-year-old is fatally shot after reaching for his waist
10:26 PM CDT on Monday, September 3, 2007
By TANYA EISERER / The Dallas Morning News
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A security guard fatally shot a man in northwest Dallas late Sunday because he believed the man was going to shoot him, authorities said.
Carlos Diaz-Sorto, 28, was taken to a hospital, where he died. Police did not release the name of the security guard.
The shooting happened about 11:30 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot of a business complex in the 9900 block of Monroe Drive.
According to police, Mr. Diaz-Sorto was involved in a disturbance outside a nightclub, and shots were fired. One witness told police he was running because he thought Mr. Diaz-Sorto was going to hurt him.
A security guard tried to confront Mr. Diaz-Sorto, who had a handgun.
Mr. Diaz-Sorto ran and the security guard chased him, police said.
"The guy turned and reached for his waist, and then [the security guard] shot and killed him," said Dallas police Sgt. Larry Lewis, a homicide division supervisor.
Police said the case would be referred to a grand jury.
Police did not recover a gun from Mr. Diaz-Sorto, and said it appeared that the weapon may have been picked up by someone else. They are investigating whether Mr. Diaz-Sorto is a gang member.
10:26 PM CDT on Monday, September 3, 2007
By TANYA EISERER / The Dallas Morning News
[email protected]
A security guard fatally shot a man in northwest Dallas late Sunday because he believed the man was going to shoot him, authorities said.
Carlos Diaz-Sorto, 28, was taken to a hospital, where he died. Police did not release the name of the security guard.
The shooting happened about 11:30 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot of a business complex in the 9900 block of Monroe Drive.
According to police, Mr. Diaz-Sorto was involved in a disturbance outside a nightclub, and shots were fired. One witness told police he was running because he thought Mr. Diaz-Sorto was going to hurt him.
A security guard tried to confront Mr. Diaz-Sorto, who had a handgun.
Mr. Diaz-Sorto ran and the security guard chased him, police said.
"The guy turned and reached for his waist, and then [the security guard] shot and killed him," said Dallas police Sgt. Larry Lewis, a homicide division supervisor.
Police said the case would be referred to a grand jury.
Police did not recover a gun from Mr. Diaz-Sorto, and said it appeared that the weapon may have been picked up by someone else. They are investigating whether Mr. Diaz-Sorto is a gang member.
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