West Dallas security guard questioned after fatal parking lot shooting

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DALLAS - A confrontation between a security guard and another man ended in a fatal shooting early Sunday morning at a 7-Eleven in West Dallas.

Fatal West Dallas shooting

What we know:

The incident unfolded just before 3 a.m. in the 1800 block of Sylvan Avenue. According to Dallas Police, a security officer sitting in a gray sedan was approached by a man in the store’s parking lot.

Investigators say the two spoke briefly before the situation took a turn. Police were told the man reached into the security guard’s car and stole a gun.

The man then tried to get away in a dark-colored Dodge Charger, but as he pulled away, the security officer got out of his sedan and opened fire. The gunfire caused the man to lose control of the Charger, crashing head-on into a pickup truck parked near the gas pumps.

First responders rushed the man to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

Throughout the morning, crime scene technicians were seen marking evidence near the store’s front entrance and across the parking lot, where they recovered several shell casings.

Detectives are currently reviewing surveillance footage from the 7-Eleven and interviewing people who witnessed the shooting. The security officer was detained at the scene and was being questioned by homicide investigators.

Dallas Police have identified the man who was shot as 19-year-old Juan Cardoza. 

The security officer stayed on the scene and was taken to police headquarters. The investigation will be referred to the Dallas County grand jury. It is unclear if the security guard will be charged.