SAN ANTONIO – A man was shot and killed by SAPD officers during a chase just west of downtown early Tuesday morning, according to San Antonio police.
The incident occurred just after 5 a.m. near the intersection of Colima Street and Guadalupe Ybarra, not far from Guadalupe Street.
According to San Antonio Police Chief William McManus, officers had attempted to pull a car over for a traffic stop when the two people inside got out and ran.
The police chief said one of the men, however, possessed a handgun and turned toward the officers. That’s when, McManus said, the two officers opened fire, killing the man. The second suspect was eventually caught and arrested.
SAPD said the two officers involved in the shooting are 15-year and four-year veterans of the police force. The officers have not been identified. The officers are now on administrative duty, pending the outcome of the investigation. They were not hurt in the incident.
McManus said all the information he received is preliminary and that he has not seen any of the body camera videos yet. The name and age of the man killed have not yet been released.
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