LANCASTER, Calif. April 3 2012– An investigation is underway after a deadly shooting outside a strip club in Lancaster.

It happened around 11 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot of Snooky’s Gentlemen’s Club on Sierra Highway.

Two men were asked to leave the location by licensed and armed security guards, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.

A short time later, one of the men returned with a shotgun.

The man pointed the shotgun at a security guard who, fearing for his safety, fired multiple rounds at the suspect, hitting him in the torso.

The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released.

Investigators recovered the suspect’s shotgun at the scene.

The security guard was detained by responding deputies.

He was interviewed by sheriff’s homicide detectives and is cooperating fully with the investigation, according to authorities.

No arrests have been made.

Source: KTLA