SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has identified a man who pulled out a handgun and shot himself as deputies pursued him Sunday evening.
Sean Thomas Kelly, 26, who was wearing only boxers and boots, died at the scene, according to BCSO.
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Deputies tried to pull him over near FM 78 and Walzem, Salazar said in a briefing on Sunday.
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Kelly pulled over, but quickly abandoned the car and started running.
The man eventually ran back on the shoulder lane. of FM 78, pulled a handgun out and then shot himself. Witnesses told KSAT 12 News that he ran a block before using the gun.
A tarp was quickly placed over Kelly in an effort to preserve the crime scene as storms rolled in, Salazar said.
A BCSO spokesman said Monday the agency was still trying to determine if deputies were wearing body-worn cameras and may have captured the incident on video.
A search in Bexar County Jail records shows Kelly has a previous charge of theft from 2015.
BCSO said they stopped him because the license plate of the car he was driving came back as stolen.