Updated
Updated · FOX 29 · Jun 17
San Antonio SWAT Officer, Suspect Hospitalized After 5 p.m. Gunfight During Warrant Service
Updated
Updated · FOX 29 · Jun 17

San Antonio SWAT Officer, Suspect Hospitalized After 5 p.m. Gunfight During Warrant Service

3 articles · Updated · FOX 29 · Jun 17

Summary

  • A San Antonio SWAT officer was shot in the leg and a suspect was hit multiple times during a 5 p.m. exchange of gunfire while officers served a felony warrant on the city’s North Side.
  • Police Chief William McManus said the suspect opened fire as SWAT tried to take him into custody in a parking lot on the 12300 block of Jones Maltsberger Road near Starcrest Drive, prompting four officers to return fire.
  • EMS took both men to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries; the suspect is believed to be in his late 20s to early 30s.
  • Authorities have not released the names of the suspect or officers involved. McManus said the four officers who returned fire have each been with the department for 6 to 10 years, and the investigation is ongoing.

Insights

Why did a weapons warrant prompt a SWAT response, and did this tactical choice provoke the eventual gunfight?
With the police chief retiring, how will this shooting impact the search for a successor and future department policy?