As Independence Day approaches, San Antonio police are reminding residents that shooting guns into the air as part of celebrations is dangerous and illegal.

The San Antonio Police Department reports 57 homicides have been committed in 2025, as of July 2.

A law enforcement source confirmed to KSAT Investigates that the victim of a deadly North Side stabbing has been identified as Edward “Ron” Acosta, the founder of San Antonio-based Las Palapas restaurants.

After thousands gathered in downtown San Antonio on Saturday during the “No Kings” demonstrations against the Trump administration, law enforcement and Mayor Ron Nirenberg thanked the community for their peaceful turnout.

It still seems like a bad dream to Angel Richards, even though she has accepted the realization that her husband may not be coming home.

At least five people are dead in San Antonio after heavy rains flooded highways and stranded motorists.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is promising to move forward with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Los Angeles despite the waves of unrest.

Protests over U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and detentions continued on Wednesday in downtown San Antonio.

San Antonio officials will hold a press conference ahead of planned protests against nationwide U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detentions.

San Antonio police and Pride San Antonio hosted a forum for the community to ask questions and express concerns in the wake of actor Jonathan Joss’ death.

Authorities in Texas say investigators are looking into whether the sexual orientation of “King of the Hill” voice actor Jonathan Joss played a role in his shooting death.

San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus made his first public statements since Sunday’s deadly shooting of actor Jonathan Joss.

A 13-year-old student and his mother have been charged in connection with a plan for mass violence at Jeremiah Rhodes Middle School, according to San Antonio police.

Just days before he was arrested for planning a mass violence attack at Rhodes Middle School, a 13-year-old student had been allowed to return to the campus despite months of disturbing behavior and a suspension tied to researching mass shootings, according to San Antonio police.

A mother accused of buying ammunition and tactical gear for her son was “dismissive and unconcerned” with his behavior even though he planned to carry out acts of violence, San Antonio police Chief William McManus said Thursday.

Butts’ father, a former U.S. Army military police officer, says the SAPD officer used “excessive force — excessive deadly force to neutralize a threat that was already neutralized.”

San Antonio police said a man who reached for an officer’s weapon during a struggle was shot twice and critically injured Friday outside a North Side restaurant.

Centro San Antonio and other city and Fiesta officials gathered on Monday to discuss safety measures ahead of Fiesta.

One day after a 14-year-old Brewer Academy student was shot and killed near campus, school resumed in session as usual.

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus delivered a presentation to the city’s Public Safety Committee on Tuesday morning on crime data for the first three months of 2025.

With Fiesta right around the corner, the San Antonio Police Department is reinforcing safety and security measures for one of Fiesta’s major events — Fiesta de los Reyes.

The Bexar County Medical Examiner has identified a man who was found dead along with a woman at a Northeast Side home.

The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a woman found dead at a Northeast Side home.

A suspect was found dead after barricading in a closet at a Northeast Side home, according to San Antonio Police Chief William McManus.

A 27-year-old man shot and killed by a San Antonio police officer after he allegedly pulled out a machete has been identified.

Neighbors were shocked after a San Antonio police officer shot and killed a 27-year-old man who allegedly pulled a machete during an encounter at a West Side home.

A San Antonio police officer shot and killed a man who allegedly pulled out a machete at the officer on the West Side, according to SAPD Chief William McManus.

The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man who was killed by shot and killed after he allegedly pulled a knife on an SAPD officer following a traffic stop on the Northwest Side.

The year 2025 has proven to be a busy and deadly one for San Antonio police, with officers involved in at least six incidents with the use of deadly force.

A 43-year-old man was shot and killed after he allegedly pulled a knife on an SAPD officer following a traffic stop on the Northwest Side, according to San Antonio police.

Body-worn camera footage played publicly for the first time Wednesday showed a San Antonio police officer firing twice at a then-teenager who was running away from him in a West Side neighborhood.

On June 27, 2022, 53 people were killed in a semitrailer smuggling incident that San Antonio Police Chief William McManus called the largest mass casualty event in San Antonio that he could remember.

A man who fired a gunshot at a San Antonio Police Department officer was shot and taken into custody on the Southwest Side after barricading himself for several hours, according to police.

San Antonio police announced its 2024 breakdown of crime figures around the city.

A San Antonio police detective who was credited with breaking up a violent burglary and car theft ring last summer was fired months later, after investigators said he struck two teenagers during their arrests.

Last week, seven SAPD officers were injured in a shooting. The original call came in as a suicide in progress with a gun. KSAT has covered multiple stories on mental health response, but does that change in a crisis situation?

Seven San Antonio police officers were shot a week ago while responding to a suicide in progress call at an apartment complex in Stone Oak, according to police.

Two Basketball Hall of Famers sent their well wishes to the seven San Antonio police officers injured in the Stone Oak shooting through social media.

The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office released its report on Brandon Poulos, the 46-year-old man killed in a Wednesday night shooting with San Antonio police.

San Antonio police have identified the seven officers injured in a shooting on the North Side earlier this week.

A minute-by-minute account details what one neighbor referred to as the scariest night of her life, a standoff and shooting involving San Antonio police and an armed man.

As a shooting at a North Side apartment complex began to subside early Thursday, state and local lawmakers took to social media to sound their condolences.

Seven officers are recovering after being wounded, and a man in his 40s is dead after a shooting on the North Side, according to San Antonio police.

A man is dead and seven San Antonio police officers were wounded in a shooting on the North Side, SAPD Chief William McManus said early Thursday morning.

In 2024, 19 people were hit by bullets fired by San Antonio police — 13 of them died, according to data from SAPD.

A San Antonio officer shot a man who was evading police on the North Side, according to SAPD Chief William McManus.

Within two days of an officer’s death, San Antonio police contradicted the chief’s own statement about how the shooting happened.

A San Antonio police officer who died by suicide while on duty Tuesday was under investigation for secretly recording a minor at a Rockport motel, records obtained by KSAT show.

San Antonio police are responding to a shooting near an empty elementary school in the Harlandale Independent School District.

San Antonio police are responding to a shooting near an empty elementary school in the Harlandale Independent School District.

San Antonio police have identified the officer who shot and killed an armed man in a drainage ditch following a foot chase.

The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man who was shot and killed by a San Antonio police officer on Tuesday.

Two San Antonio police officers were suspended this fall after separate use of force incidents against suspects, SAPD discipline records show.

A San Antonio police officer shot and killed a man in a drainage ditch following a foot chase on the North Side, police said.

A shooting Thanksgiving morning that left two men dead and two wounded is among the latest deadly violence in the city. Already, there have been 121 homicides this year.

Two people are dead, and another is injured after a shooting on the East Side, according to San Antonio police.

San Antonio police have detained a man who they believe shot four people, killing two of them, at a home on the city’s East Side

Two people are dead, and another is injured after a shooting on the East Side, according to San Antonio police.

Several area law enforcement agencies say a new directive from Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar puts public safety at risk.

Generations Federal Credit Union (GFCU) has kicked off its 12th annual “Turkey Express,” providing free turkeys and hams to San Antonio first responders ahead of the holiday season.

In KSAT’s “Crisis in Question” series, our team is taking a closer look at the different kinds of crisis response in San Antonio and Denver.

The San Antonio Police Department identified a suspect who was shot by an officer after he allegedly shot at the officer during a traffic stop on the South Side.

A San Antonio police officer shot a man who pulled a gun on them during a traffic stop on the South Side, according to SAPD chief William McManus.

A San Antonio Police Department officer was suspended 30 days after she was accused in March of causing a drunken disturbance at a real estate awards show where she had been hired to perform as a DJ.

A toddler who got ahold of a rifle shot and killed 11-month-old Khamari Lang, according to police. It is still unclear whether an adult, perhaps the owner of the weapon, might face charges.

A baby was killed after being accidentally shot by a child in a parking lot outside of the Medical Center area, according to San Antonio Police Chief William McManus.

A San Antonio police officer assigned to Chief William McManus’ security detail has been suspended 30 days after sending sexually explicit text messages to a woman while on the clock, city discipline records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

A San Antonio police officer fired over a 2019 use of force case has won back his job, after a third-party arbitrator ruled Thursday that Chief William McManus appeared to not have a strong command of all the facts of the case when he testified at the hearing last summer.

Andy Martinez says he was in bed at the Palatia Apartments on Sahara Street as law enforcement cleared nearly 300 vacant units Saturday morning.

Four Tren de Aragua gang members were arrested after a gang bust by multiple local, state, and federal agencies on Saturday, according to San Antonio police chief William McManus.

A robbery suspect shot and killed by San Antonio police has been identified.

San Antonio police officers have fired their weapons at people on 18 different occasions so far this year, according to SAPD data.

A 35-year-old man who was being actively surveilled by San Antonio police was shot and killed by officers after fleeing the scene of a robbery, according to SAPD Chief William McManus.

San Antonio Police are investigating a reported officer-involved shooting. The incident happened just before 6 p.m. Thursday near Medical Drive and Babcock Road.

A crime of opportunity that unfolded in minutes was caught on Danielle Gomez’s security camera.

Crime may be down 3% overall in San Antonio, but it is not across the board.

San Antonio police identified three officers and a suspect involved in a fatal shooting over the weekend.

San Antonio police revealed Sunday that three of its officers shot and killed a suspect as well as critically injuring another man.

San Antonio police officers shot and killed a suspect wanted on three felony warrants, according to Chief William McManus.

An accidental shooting at a child’s birthday party led to the arrests of two teenagers in connection with a pair of shootings near the gates of JBSA-Lackland in August.

San Antonio Police plan to test out a network of city and private security cameras in Downtown San Antonio, which could be monitored around the clock by both police and artificial intelligence.

A trial date has been set for three former SAPD officers charged with fatally shooting a woman inside her apartment last summer.

A man accused of shooting and killing two dogs in different incidents over the weekend shot himself as San Antonio police attempted to serve a search warrant on Wednesday, according to police Chief William McManus.

San Antonio police said its officers disbanded several attempted street takeovers on Saturday night.

The San Antonio Police Department on Tuesday released the names of an officer who was wounded and a man who was killed in a shooting at a North Side apartment.

San Antonio police have not yet released the name of the officer who was wounded after responding to a domestic violence call. The man who they say shot her was then shot and killed by police. He still has not been identified.

San Antonio police said one of its officers was shot and a male suspect died after both exchanged gunfire early Sunday morning.

San Antonio police arrested two teenagers in connection with the murder of an 80-year-old woman who was caught in the crossfire of a shooting in downtown San Antonio earlier in May.

Carlos Herrera, 35, faces a long list of charges after allegedly shooting a woman, then holding police at bay for five hours.

A man wanted on three warrants is dead after a shooting with SWAT officers, according to San Antonio police Chief William McManus.

An officer assigned to the executive protection detail of San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus sent sexually explicit text messages to a woman while on the clock, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

A woman who was shot and killed by her teenage son on Tuesday afternoon has been identified.

San Antonio police will soon provide information regarding a shooting in a neighborhood on the inner West Side.

The City of San Antonio is investing $100,000 into educating the community about gun safety and a giveaway of gun safe boxes in District 3.

June is National Adopt a Cat Month, which encourages people to remember our feline friends when considering adopting a pet. If you follow McManus on X, he posts about the cats he has been feeding for the past few years at downtown SAPD headquarters.

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said there are safer ways to help the homeless. Over the weekend, however, one driver had a tough lesson.

A 19-year-old man was shot and killed by a San Antonio police officer during a domestic dispute incident at an apartment complex in the Medical Center area Tuesday, Police Chief William McManus said.

An 80-year-old woman who died after being caught in the crossfire of a shooting in downtown San Antonio had attended a graduation at the Alamodome prior to the shooting, Police Chief William McManus said Monday.

An elderly woman who died after being caught in the crossfire of a shooting in downtown San Antonio had attended a graduation at the Alamodome prior to the shooting, Police Chief William McManus said Monday.

Two years after the mass shooting in Uvalde left 19 children and two teachers dead, the concern it could happen here lingers in many parents’ minds.