Security guard attacked for asking diner for proof of vaccination in Gold Coast

A man was arrested after attacking a security guard Thursday morning at a Gold Coast restaurant.

The man was eating inside a business around 9:15 a.m. in the first block of East Chicago Avenue when a 47-year-old security guard asked for his proof of vaccination, police said.

The diner refused and began hitting the security guard before fleeing the restaurant, police said.

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He was located by police and taken into custody, police said.

There is no word on the security guard's injuries.

Charges are pending.