LAS VEGAS A private security guard working on the Las Vegas Strip faces criminal charges after a tourist was shot during an altercation just after midnight on Saturday, Aug. 30, near a bar at the Grand Bazaar Shops by Flamingo Road. According to police and court records, the guard, identified as 20-year-old Deangelo Sneed of Las Vegas, is accused of shooting a visitor from Chicago in the hip following a fight captured on video surveillance. Officers arrested Sneed nearby and reported locating a firearm on the drivers side floorboard of his vehicle. Investigators say the surveillance footage shows the tourist and Sneed engaged in a physical confrontation before the shooting. In a subsequent interview with police, Sneed stated that multiple people had stomped and punched him and that he shot the [victim] to stop him. Documents also note Sneeds employment as an officer with Securitas, a private security company, and that it was against company policy for him to carry a firearm in his role at the location. A supervisor familiar with security operations at the Grand Bazaar Shops told police that there are no armed security officers at the Grand Bazaar Shops and described the sites guard function as to talk and ask, rather than to patrol while armed. In that setting, investigators said, Sneed acknowledged he did not have a concealed carry permit and had no formal firearms training, yet decided to bring his firearm to work on the night of the incident. Police documents further state that the gun belonged to Sneeds brother, who had purchased it online. The charging documents list two counts: battery with the use of a deadly weapon resulting in substantial bodily harm and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit. The addition of the concealed-weapon count reflects the allegation that Sneed lacked a valid concealed carry permit at the time of the incident. Authorities said the wounded tourist was transported from the scene with a gunshot injury to the hip. No further medical update was included in the records summarized by investigators. Court records indicate Sneed was not in custody as of Monday following the shooting. While the exact bail amount was not specified in the documents cited, Las Vegas Justice Court Judge Nadia Wood ordered conditions that include wearing an ankle monitor, refraining from possessing weapons, and staying out of trouble pending further proceedings. A preliminary hearing in the case has been scheduled for Dec. 9. Police reports center on the location and timeline: just after midnight near a bar at the Grand Bazaar Shops, along a high-traffic stretch adjacent to Flamingo Road on the Strip. The account provided by investigators emphasizes both the fight preceding the gunfire and the subsequent recovery of a firearm from the drivers side floorboard of Sneeds car. The documents also highlight the employment-policy dimension at the venue, underscoring that the property did not assign armed roles to security officers and that Sneeds decision to bring a gun to work ran contrary to stated rules for the site. The case materials further describe the personnel and equipment involved: a 20-year-old security employee, a tourist visiting from Chicago, surveillance video that depicts the altercation, and a handgun later associated with Sneeds brothers online purchase. Prosecutors have specified the two charges, while the court has set monitoring and conduct conditions ahead of the December preliminary hearing. The incident remains framed by the assertions recorded in police documents, including Sneeds statements about being attacked and his claim that he fired to stop the perceived threat.