Updated
Updated · WOAI · Jun 20
San Antonio Shootout Leaves 2 Dead and Officer Wounded as 2 Children Are Recovered
Updated
Updated · WOAI · Jun 20

San Antonio Shootout Leaves 2 Dead and Officer Wounded as 2 Children Are Recovered

3 articles · Updated · WOAI · Jun 20

Summary

  • A Friday standoff in San Antonio ended with the gunman and his estranged wife dead, one officer shot in the stomach, and two children removed safely from the home.
  • Police Chief William McManus said the suspect forced his way in through a glass door with a handgun, killed the woman, then barricaded himself in a room, triggering a shootout with officers.
  • The wounded officer was hospitalized with a non-life-threatening injury after being hit below his protective vest; McManus said no vital organs were struck.
  • SWAT units, a police drone and small remote vehicles were deployed before officers forced entry and found the suspect dead inside.
  • The suspect had not been positively identified late Friday, and McManus said police were hearing he may have ties to a motorcycle gang but had not confirmed it.

Insights

An officer is shot and a mother is murdered. Why are known domestic abusers still armed and able to commit such violence?
San Antonio has Texas's highest domestic violence rate. Are current prevention strategies enough to stop these predictable tragedies?