SAN ANTONIO – Authorities have released the identity of the suspect who was arrested in connection with the deputy-involved shooting on Saturday night.

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Joshua Ryan Garcia, 34, was released from the hospital and is currently booked into the Bexar County Jail.

Garcia faces charges of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, a State Jail Felony, and Evading Arrest with a Motor Vehicle, a Third-Degree Felony, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO).

The shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. A sheriff’s deputy received a hit from his automated license plate reader, indicating that a car reported stolen had passed them, BCSO said.

With around one year on the force, the deputy attempted to initiate a stop of the vehicle. That vehicle, a newer model maroon BMW convertible, fled from the deputy at high speed.

The high-speed pursuit lasted one to two minutes before the BMW stopped on a dead-end road at the 7600 block of Dove Drive, in a residential neighborhood.

The deputy got out and attempted to make contact with Garcia when, according to the deputy, the suspect came back at them.

The deputy opened fire, striking Garcia three to four times. A woman who was the passenger in the vehicle sustained minor injuries resulting from the vehicle crashing after the deputy opened fire. Garcia was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Garcia, whom Sheriff Salazar says has a lengthy criminal history and has been convicted of sex crimes involving children. He also faces additional charges from out-of-county active warrants, including Terroristic Threat (Class A Misdemeanor, Kleberg County), two counts of Possession of Marijuana (Class A Misdemeanor, Atascosa County), Violation of a Protective Order (Class A Misdemeanor, Kleberg County), Harassment (Class B Misdemeanor, Kleberg County), and Driving With License Invalid (Class B Misdemeanor, Atascosa County).

Sheriff Salazar says the deputy has been placed on administrative leave while an internal investigation takes place, but adds it’s too early to tell if the deputy’s actions were justified.