Security guard beaten to death outside Hollywood nightclub
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A security guard was beaten to death outside a Hollywood nightclub early Sunday morning, according to police and media reports.
The guard was assaulted by multiple people outside the Dragonfly in the 6500 block of Santa Monica Boulevard around 2 a.m., according to Det. John Lamberti with the Los Angeles Police Department. The man, who was not identfied, was taken to a hospital, where he died.
The security guard was involved in a “verbal altercation” with the assailants before the fight turned violent, police said. KTLA reported a group of 10 people stomped and kicked him.
No arrests have been made and no motive has been established for the assault. The police investigation is continuing.
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