SAN ANTONIO – A man who barricaded himself for hours in a Southwest Side home after pistol-whipping and shooting a woman in the head is now in custody, according to San Antonio police.
Officers were called to the 600 block of Taft around 6:15 a.m. for a shooting on Tuesday.
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An argument between Carlos Herrera, 35, and a woman in her 30s led to a shooting, police said.
The victim told officers Herrera was still inside the home after the shooting, SAPD said.
SWAT negotiators were called to the location to try to lure Herrera out. In the process, three people came out of the home and were detained, according to SAPD. Police later said those people will not face charges.
After more than five hours of back and forth with SWAT, the team deployed tear gas to get Herrera out of the home. SAPD Chief William McManus said it’s protocol to try to get the suspect out on their own, but Herrera was not cooperating with police.
SAPD said a police dog found Herrera hiding in an attic crawl space under a pile of clothes. He was then taken into custody for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, police said.
It’s unclear what was recovered from the home at this time.