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Man Dead Following Confrontation With Security At Central Coast Casino

Authorities aren’t releasing details about a confrontation between security staff members and a man at a Central Coast casino which left the man dead.

It happened just after two a.m. Tuesday, near the Chumash Casino in the Santa Ynez Valley.

Two Chumash Security investigators were involved in a confrontation with a man outside the casino near a parking structure. The investigators called Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies for help, but before officers could reach the scene shots were fired.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported. The name of the man, and other details surrounding the incident haven’t been released yet.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral. 
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