In Japan, the first fatal car accident tied to Pokémon Go occurred in August, when a 72-year-old woman was killed in a traffic accident.
A Kyoto driver was also found guilty last month for causing the death of a woman in a traffic accident shortly after the driver was playing Pokémon Go in traffic.
The security company that employs the guard claims that Chen approached the security guard from inside a blue van, and that the guard opened fire because he feared for his life.
According to the lawyer representing JianSheng Chen — a 60-year-old man who was fatally shot on January 26 in Virginia after an altercation with a security guard — Chen was playing the Pokémon Go smartphone game when he was shot.