Adalberto Santiago Obituary, Death – It has been determined who the security guard was that was killed on Friday during an encounter with a person who was suspected of breaking into a car. Adalberto Santiago, 34 years old, was identified as the victim by the Dallas police department early on Saturday morning. On Friday, at around 3:30 p.m., police were called to the 8200 block of Westchester Drive near Preston Center in reference to a shooting.
At the scene of the crime, Santiago confronted a suspect who was breaking into a car, as indicated by preliminary information provided by the police. According to the authorities, a brawl broke out, and Santiago was shot by the suspect during the fight. He was brought to the regional hospital, where he ultimately passed away. Marcus Santi, a personal trainer at Preston Fitness, said that he was with a customer at the time in question.
“Unfortunately, a man passed away. Why?” Santi said Saturday. “He’s just trying to do his job in an honorable manner, which is to prevent someone from breaking into a car,” you might say. This criminal had a history of being willing to kill. The suspect was able to flee in a gold sedan, according to the Dallas police, who added that the vehicle was seen on surveillance video obtained by NBC 5. The vehicle was discovered on Friday just before 5 o’clock in the evening in the parking lot of a closed business located in the 2200 block of North Cockrell Hill Road. As of Saturday, the suspect has not been captured or apprehended.
