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Security guard shoots, kills gunman at convenience store

Fatal Shooting at 7-Eleven

Steve Marcus

North Las Vegas Police and a crime scene analyst confer outside at a 7-Eleven convenience store after a shooting in the store at the corner of Lake Mead Boulevard and Pecos Road in North Las Vegas Monday, May 22, 2017.

Updated Monday, May 22, 2017 | 9:55 a.m.

Fatal Shooting at 7-Eleven

A crime scene analyst works inside a 7-Eleven convenience store after a shooting in the store at the corner of Lake Mead Boulevard and Pecos Road in North Las Vegas Monday, May 22, 2017. Launch slideshow »

A security guard shot and killed a man who walked into a convenience store with a gun this morning and opened fire, according to North Las Vegas Police.

Nobody else was injured.

The shooting happened about 5 a.m. at the 7-Eleven at the corner of Lake Mead Boulevard and Pecos Road, police said.

Robbery was not believed to be the motive, police said. It was not clear if the man had a target or was shooting randomly.

Officers arrived to find the man suffering from gunshot wounds, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

No additional information was immediately available.