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Truck Driver Arrested After Shooting Security Guard at Tolleson Love's Travel Stop

Police say the confrontation stemmed from a parking dispute that escalated after the guard used pepper spray.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 11 p.m. Monday to the Love's Travel Stop near Interstate 10 and 83rd Avenue in Tolleson.
  • The security guard was shot in the leg and hospitalized in serious but non-life-threatening condition, according to police.
  • Investigators say 63-year-old truck driver Donald Hayes fired after the guard confronted him about how his rig was parked.
  • Police report the guard discharged several rounds that struck Hayes' truck but did not hit him.
  • Hayes was arrested as he tried to leave and faces an aggravated assault accusation, with police reporting no outstanding suspects as the investigation continues.