A man's death following an altercation with private security guards has sparked an investigation in Sacramento County. The incident, which took place at a car dealership on Fulton Avenue, saw the man being unresponsive after being tased by the guards and later pronounced dead at the hospital, as reported by KCRA.
The man, known to have trespassed previously at the location, was confronted by security personnel from Sacramento Protective Services after being found inside a vehicle. Ana McBride, an employee at the dealership, initially reported the man to the guards, expressing regret over the call but stating, "it shouldn’t have escalated," as she told The Sacramento Bee. Video footage surfaced showing the security officers attempting to handcuff the man, who resisted and was subsequently brought to the ground. One guard deployed a taser as the man exclaimed, "I’m not going nowhere." Jason Ingman, CEO of Sacramento Protective Services, defended his team's actions in an email to The Sacramento Bee, stating that the guards exercised "extreme professionalism."
Although the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office initially stated the death was not being investigated as a criminal matter, Hoodline reported that the case was under review and Sgt. Amar Gandhi confirmed the ongoing investigation, as the autopsy results from the Sacramento County Coroner's Office are awaited for determining the precise cause of the man’s death. The security guards involved are reported to be cooperating with the investigation, providing body-worn camera footage to authorities.
Repercussions from the altercation continue to resonate, particularly with McBride, who remains shaken and recalls hearing the man call out for help during the struggle. She revealed to The Sacramento Bee that she was instructed to report him and noted, "We just wanted him to go on his merry way." Ingman's statement also mentioned the guards' response to a call about a person asleep inside a car, with one occupant later informing the guards that they had been smoking fentanyl. However, the Sheriff's Office has not confirmed the presence of drugs nor made any arrests related to the incident.
