Security Officer Nestor De La Rosa
April 19th 2008 06:55
A security guard was shot to death on Friday morning after he drew his gun on two men trying to rob him as he delivered money to a check-cashing store near University Hospital here, the police said.
Officers blocked off the scene of the fatal shooting of a security guard in Newark Friday morning. The guard, Nestor De La Rosa, 47, drew his gun but was unable to fire at his attackers before he was killed.
The authorities said that the guard, Nestor De La Rosa, 47, was shot once in the head after he stepped out of his armored van about 9:25 a.m., a bag of cash in hand and a few paces from the front door of Town Check Cashing, the business that employed him.
Mr. De La Rosa, a former marine who lived in Paterson, was taken to the hospital, across the street from University Plaza Strip Mall, where the shooting occurred. He died a half-hour later, officials said.
Mr. De La Rosa, who was working alone, drew his gun, but was unable to fire at his attackers, who were apparently awaiting his arrival, said Newark’s police director, Garry McCarthy.
Officers blocked off the scene of the fatal shooting of a security guard in Newark Friday morning. The guard, Nestor De La Rosa, 47, drew his gun but was unable to fire at his attackers before he was killed.
The authorities said that the guard, Nestor De La Rosa, 47, was shot once in the head after he stepped out of his armored van about 9:25 a.m., a bag of cash in hand and a few paces from the front door of Town Check Cashing, the business that employed him.
Mr. De La Rosa, a former marine who lived in Paterson, was taken to the hospital, across the street from University Plaza Strip Mall, where the shooting occurred. He died a half-hour later, officials said.
Mr. De La Rosa, who was working alone, drew his gun, but was unable to fire at his attackers, who were apparently awaiting his arrival, said Newark’s police director, Garry McCarthy.
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"Fallen security guards" ? I might have guessed!!!!
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