What started out as a hit-and-run car accident ended with one of the drivers being shot and killed by a security guard.
The bizarre series of events started with a car crash in Austin, Texas. One of the drivers left the scene of the accident but later returned and ran over one of the passengers involved in the wreck. An apartment security guard witnessed the accident and fired several shots at the fleeing man. The man wound up dead from the gun shots.
In the early morning hours on Monday, a Chevy Tahoe struck a pickup truck at the entrance to an apartment complex. Police believe, however, that it was no accident.
The accident, says APD Sgt. Joseph Chacon, came as a result of a verbal altercation between the two drivers. After striking the pickup truck, the driver of the Tahoe, 29-year-old Gerardo Martinez, immediately drove away.
The driver of the Tahoe returned to the scene only a few minutes later. The security officer ordered the man out of the car. After the driver stopped, a passenger exited the vehicle and was run over when Martinez slammed on the gas.
The Tahoe then headed straight towards the security guard, causing the security guard, in his words, to fear for his life. He then opened fire on the Tahoe, completely unloading his clip.
After being shot at, the driver of the Tahoe left the scene for a third time and was stopped just a few blocks away by police. He had been hit by the gun shots and was taken to an area hospital where he later died.
Investigators do not currently anticipate any charges being brought against the security guard.
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