Fort Worth security guard charged with murder in fatal shooting at La Gran Plaza, police say – CBS News

Fort Worth security guard charged with murder in fatal shooting at La Gran Plaza, police say  CBS News

Police say the guard opened fire on a man suspected of smashing jewelry display cases at the shopping center. The man fled across the parking lot before collapsing. A security guard accused of fatally shooting a man suspected of smashing a jewelry kiosk at a Fort Worth shopping center has been arrested and charged with murder, police said. Tyron Douglas Henton Jr., 31, faces the charge in connection with Wednesday night's shooting at La Gran Plaza, according to Fort Worth police. Officers responded shortly after 8:30 p.m. to the shopping center in the 4200 block of South Freeway near Seminary Drive, where a man reportedly was using a blunt object to smash glass display cases at a jewelry kiosk.

Police said Henton, who was working as a security guard at the shopping center, opened fire and struck the man at least once. The wounded man fled across the parking lot before collapsing near Seminary Drive, where responding officers attempted lifesaving measures. He was pronounced dead at the scene. On Wednesday, witnesses told CBS News Texas that the shooting happened near the entrance of the shopping center, on the south side. They said they heard four to five gunshots and saw the suspect running from the kiosk before they heard gunfire. Shopping center employees said the security guard worked for a