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Warrant Issued In Fatal Shooting Of Railroad Security Guard In Harvey

(CBS) -- Police in south suburban Harvey are seeking a specific individual in the shooting death of a security officer over the weekend.

A Harvey spokesperson says prosecutors approved an arrest warrant Wednesday afternoon for a 24-year-old suspect.

Security guard Tyrone Hardin, 38, of Riverdale was fatally shot Saturday evening when a suspect in a stolen-car investigation crashed a vehicle near 159th and Park. The suspect encountered Hardin, who was working as a Canadian National Railroad security guard, and shot him in the abdomen before stealing his vehicle, authorities say.

Hardin later died at the hospital.

No further information was available.

Tyrone Hardin
Tyrone Hardin and his son. (Family photo)

 

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