Security guard with KRON4 dies from injuries in Oakland shooting

OAKLAND — A security guard who was shot during an attempted robbery while accompanying a KRON-TV Channel 4 news crew has died from injuries, authorities said.

The news station identified the guard as Kevin Nishita, a former police officer who had been working for security company Star Protection Agency.

Nishita died Saturday morning at Highland Hospital and was taken to the Alameda County Coroner’s Office in a caravan that included police from San Jose, Hayward and Colma, where the victim had previously worked as an officer, authorities said.

The KRON4 news crew had been covering a recent robbery of a clothing store on the 300 block of 14th Street in Oakland on Wednesday when an assailant tried to steal the station’s camera equipment.

The guard was shot during the ensuing attempted robbery, suffering a lower abdomen injury. He succumbed to injuries at 4:39 a.m. Saturday, authorities said.

Oakland police are investigating the shooting that led to the guard’s death.

A reward of $27,500 has been offered to anyone with information on the shooting, police said. The department, along with KRON4, its parent company Nexstar Media Inc. and Star Protection Agency all made contributions to the reward amount.

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Author: Harry Harris, Shomik Mukherjee

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