SAPD releases name of officer, suspect involved in fatal shooting on West Side

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Police Department on Thursday launched the names of an officer and a person he fatally wounded.

According to SAPD, Officer John Carroll used to be patrolling the realm in the 2500 block of South General McMullen Drive round 1 a.m. Monday when he noticed a person appearing a lady a handgun on his entrance waistband.

Carroll then were given out of his patrol car and known as out to the person, however he took off operating throughout the grounds of the Winston Square Apartments, SAPD stated.

The officer ran after the person and attempted to deploy his Taser on him however used to be unsuccessful, SAPD stated.

The suspect, recognized as Ruben Garcia, 34, fell to the bottom. A short lived combat ensued over Garcia’s handgun when Carroll stepped again and fired a number of rounds on the suspect. Garcia used to be pronounced useless on the scene.

Witnesses instructed 12 News that they noticed Garcia on the bottom together with his hands at the back of him when he used to be shot in the again. Police Chief William McManus on the scene wired all of the information equipped used to be initial and may probably exchange after viewing Carroll’s bodycam pictures.

McManus stated that Garcia had a long prison historical past.

Carroll, who used to be now not harm, has been with SAPD for 4 years. He used to be positioned on administrative go away whilst the dep. conducts prison and administrative investigations.

The incident used to be the second one fatal shooting via a police officer in not up to every week.