SAN ANTONIO – Updated 2:50 p.m. on Feb. 22:
Boerne police on Tuesday released new details about a man who was shot and killed by police on Monday.
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The man has been identified as Brandon Cruz, 41, of Bexar County.
BPD said they were notified that Cruz was suicidal and armed and was last seen driving from the Fredericksburg area in Gillespie County towards Boerne on FM 1376. Boerne police said they were told that family members had taken a gun away from Cruz but weren’t sure if he had any additional weapons with him.
Kendall County deputies attempted to stop Cruz in the 800 block of FM 1376 but he was traveling more than 100 mph and refused to stop, according to Boerne PD.
When Cruz got to Boerne, a BPD officer and a Department of Public Safety trooper attempted to pull him over, but Cruz did not comply and officers lost sight of him.
A citizen flagged down the DPS trooper and said that Cruz was parked behind the Carrington Place Apartments in the 800 block of Johns Road.
The BPD officer and DPS trooper located Cruz sitting in his vehicle and ordered him to get out of the car. Instead, Cruz revved his engine, reversed his vehicle and crashed into the BPD car, police said.
A Boerne police officer, identified as Corporal Cheyenne Weber, fired his weapon, striking Cruz multiple times, police said.
Weber is an 11-year veteran of the Boerne Police Department. He has been placed on administrative duty pending an investigation by the Texas Rangers, according to department policy.
The Boerne Police Department has about 43 officers on staff including one mental health officer who was hired for the role in December and started the position last month.
Original story:
A person was shot and killed by a Boerne police officer on Monday, the Boerne Police Department confirmed.
The shooting happened after the officer responded to the Carrington Apartments in the 800 block of Johns Road to perform a welfare check for a person who was suicidal.
Boerne PD released a statement with limited details but said that welfare call “resulted in an officer-involved shooting.”
A city spokesperson confirmed that the person who was shot was the subject of the welfare check but has not confirmed whether that person was armed with any weapons.
“First responders immediately performed life-saving measures, but the individual was deceased at the scene,” the BPD statement said.
The name of the person who was shot and killed has not been released pending notification of next-of-kin.
Nobody else was injured in the incident.
BPD said the officer involved has been placed on administrative duty pending an investigation by the Texas Rangers, according to department policy.
The Boerne Police Department has about 43 officers on staff including one mental health officer who was hired for the role in December and started the position last month.