Phoenix, Club DWNTWN sued over fatal security guard assault

A year ago, on the early morning of March 16, a brawl outside Club DWNTWN spilled into the road. Club patrons and security guards threw fists as bystanders stood by and filmed.

In the middle of the chaos, a man with “security” emblazoned in white letters across his back darted through the center of the crowd to where his colleagues held a patron. He cocked back his arm and socked the restrained man with an uppercut. A chorus of schoolyard cheering echoed through the crowd as it dispersed and the man fell limply to the ground.

The man, a 22-year-old electrician and father named Rafael Montoya, died three days later from his injuries. No one has been charged with his death…

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