Police say a security guard shot and killed a man after a reported attempted robbery early Monday morning.
(KARE11)- Officers in Eagan were dispatched to the 900 block of Aldrin Drive just after midnight when a security guard called 911 to report he had shot a person who was trying to rob him.
On arrival officers found a man dead from a gunshot wound.
Eagan police say the initial investigation supports the security guard’s story that he was working at what is described as a moving company of sorts when he was attacked by a man with a gun.
The guard fought back, and during the altercation shot and killed his attacker.
The security guard suffered minor injuries. He was not taken to the hospital.
Investigators on the scene tell KARE that the Aldrin building, where the shooting took place, is a collection spot for Operation Christmas Child, and that the assailant may have been trying to steal donated items and money.
Eagan Police have not officially confirmed this as a potential motive for the attack.