Security guard at a CVS branch in Fremont shot dead in violent altercation

A security guard at a CVS store in Fremont was shot during a violent altercation, police said Friday.

Fremont police said the shooting occurred around 11 p.m. Thursday at a drugstore in the Fremont Hub, which houses a CVS drugstore near the corner of Fremont Boulevard and Mowry Avenue.

Witnesses told officers that a security guard and another person were involved in a verbal argument that turned violent, police said. When officers arrived, they found the security guard had been shot and the other person had been stabbed multiple times.

Officers began life-saving measures, but the security guard was pronounced dead at the scene. The other person was taken to a local hospital, police said.

No further details about the circumstances of the dispute were available.

Police urged anyone else who witnessed the incident or may have information to contact the Fremont Police Department’s Investigations Unit at (510) 790-6900. Anonymous tips can be sent via text message to 888-777 (starting with “Tip FremontPD” followed by a short message) or through the Fremont Police Department website.