SAN ANTONIO – (Disclaimer: The body cam video may be disturbing for some users. Viewer discretion is advised.)
San Antonio police have released body cam footage showing the moments that led up to officers shooting and killing a man who fired a handgun throughout a neighborhood in May.
SAPD received multiple calls for police after sounds of gunfire and yelling echoed from house to house around 11 p.m. on May 27 in the 100 block of Sonora Street.
One caller is heard on 911 audio saying, “We need police. There’s like a shootout outside my home in the middle of the street.”
When asked if the caller could hear anything, they said they could hear “gunshots and people yelling.”
Body cam footage shows an officer speaking with a witness, telling officers where the shooter was.
Officers located the 42-year-old shooter and a group confronting the man for firing gunshots in the neighborhood with children around.
As officers approached and broke up the group, they asked the man to drop the gun.
The video shows the man pointing his gun toward officers. Seconds later, the officers fire their guns multiple times and strike the man.
He was taken to the hospital but died from his injuries. He was later identified as Artuto Fuentes.
SAPD Chief William McManus said the officers involved included one probationary officer and a 4-year veteran officer.