Guard Dies After Being Shot During Attempted Robbery in California

Kevin Nishita, left, is seen in a file photograph. Nishita died on Nov. 27, 2021, from wounds he suffered while guarding a news crew in Oakland, Calif., earlier in the week. On left, an image from surveillance footage shows a white Acura police say was involved in the shooting. San Jose Police Department; Oakland Police Department

A security guard died from wounds he suffered while trying to protect a news crew in California, authorities said Saturday.

Kevin Nishita, an ex-police officer who worked as an armed guard for the Star Protection Agency, was helping guard a KRON-TV crew on Wednesday in Oakland when somebody tried stealing the crew’s camera equipment.