The guy who was once fatally shot by San Antonio law enforcement officials in a Home Depot parking lot Wednesday night has been identified as 21-year-old Victor Fernandes.
San Antonio police stated they have been monitoring two car housebreaking suspects, together with Fernandes, on Wednesday when officials adopted the suspects round 9:40 p.m. to the Home Depot in the 600 block of SW Loop 410.
A initial file said officials situated their patrol automobiles in the Home Depot parking lot in some way that might deter Fernandes and the opposite suspect from fleeing.
SAPD Chief William McManus stated the motive force of the suspect car, identified as Fernandes, then were given out of the automobile and ran.
reported that officials tried to prevent Fernandes, however that he pulled out a gun and persisted working.
That’s when a plainclothes detective and a uniformed officer each fired pictures on the suspect, who was once later pronounced lifeless on the scene.
During the incident, police stated the detective sustained a gunshot wound to his torso, however police didn’t shed light on which gun fired the bullet that wounded the officer. The file additionally does no longer state whether or not the suspect fired on the officials sooner than officials shot him.
The detective was once taken to the health facility in solid situation.
Bexar County court records display Fernandez was once out on probation for housebreaking of automobiles and legal mischief fees when the taking pictures came about.
The taking pictures on Wednesday marked the 5th SAPD officer to be injured by gunfire in lower than every week.
An eight-year veteran officer assigned to the Street Crimes Unit was once shot on an East Side freeway Wednesday and 3 officials have been shot in a standoff on Aug. 24.
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