L.A. woman, 88, had private security for protection. ASC guard mistook her for a burglar

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L.A. woman, 88, had private security for protection. A guard shot her on New Year’s Eve


The guard, Kaion Ciego, 34, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm but was scheduled to be released Wednesday afternoon after the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office declined to file charges pending further investigation, according to Ciego’s attorney.

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The specifics of the shooting were not immediately released by the Los Angeles Police Department or by Ciego’s employer, ACS Security, a Los Angeles-based armed-response private security company.

Police said the woman, who has not been identified, was shot once in the torso at her home on Encino Avenue around 8:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve by an ACS Security guard who was responding to a burglary alarm. She was taken to a hospital in stable condition.

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Ciego thought he was alone at the house and that the property owner was not present when he responded to the alarm, Sparagna said. When he saw the woman, who was holding a silver object, he believed it was an armed burglar and fired , according to the attorney.

Sparagna said the guard was outside the house and the woman was inside when the shooting occurred, and that he shot her through a window.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-02/private-security-guard-shoots-woman-in-her-encino-home