7-Eleven security guard kills man in self-defense, Aurora police say

A 7-Eleven security guard shot and killed a man Saturday night at a store in Aurora in what police are calling self-defense.

A 36-year-old man approached the security guard from behind and pointed a gun at his head at the convenience store in the 12000 block of East Colfax Avenue just after 9 p.m. Saturday, according to an Aurora Police Department news release. The two men fought over the gun, and the security guard drew his firearm and fired one shot at the attacker.

Aurora police officers treated the man who was shot when they arrived on scene but he later died at a hospital, the news release said.

The 38-year-old security guard was questioned at Aurora police headquarters, and investigators determined the shooting appeared to be in self-defense. However, the investigation is ongoing, the police news release stated.

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