HOUSTON TX June 19 2019 – A security guard has been charged with murder after police said he shot a man to death in southeast Houston.

Houston Police Department Lt. Larry Crowson confirmed Wednesday the man was charged in connection with the death of a man rummaging through a dumpster on the property of a washateria.

Police said the private security guard patrols the area in the 8200 block of Broadway Street.

The guard had seen the man in the area Monday and told him to stay away or he would seek trespassing charges against him, according to police.

Around 9 p.m. Tuesday, the guard spotted the same man rummaging through a dumpster and throwing trash out of the bin, police said.

“The security guard had advised the male the day before not to be on the premises and that they were trespassing and saw him return tonight,” Houston Police Department Lt. Larry Crowson said. “He saw him digging through a dumpster pulling trash out into the parking lot kind of making a mess. The security officer approached him and advised him to leave the complex once again.”

When the guard approached the man, the man became aggressive and walked toward the guard, according to police.

The guard fired one shot, killing the man, police said.

No one inside the washateria was hurt.