SAN ANTONIO – Just one day after being shot in the chest in an East side standoff, a Bexar County Deputy Constable is up and walking around.
Deputy Ward and other deputies with the Precinct 4 Constable’s office said training and teamwork carried them through what could’ve been a deadly situation. They couldn’t talk about the details but said they’re grateful for the support they’ve seen online.
Just one day after being shot in the chest in an East side standoff, a Bexar County Deputy Constable is up and walking around.
Darell Ward is smiling and in good-spirits; sharing gratitude that he and his brothers in blue made it home after a stand-off on the east side Tuesday night.
“I was just thinking, I have to — you know, help my guys [and] have their back during that situation,” Ward said.
We exclusively spoke with several deputies who worked to get 49-year-old Kevin Gerber out of a unit at the Artisan on Willow Springs. Gerber reportedly shot Deputy Ward in his body armor as he served an eviction notice.
“I was just so happy to know that when I saw Deputy Ward at the scene — and that he was still able to smile — I knew that yesterday was a good day,” Precinct 4 Constable Kathryn Brown said.
We asked Deputy Ward how he felt when the gunfire rang out as soon as he opened the door. He said he couldn’t comment because the investigation is on-going.
That split second could have ended lives.
“It happens so fast you don’t really have time to be scared until afterwards,” Deputy Joshua Martinez said.
All of them tell us — they’re just thankful everyone made it home safely.
Constable Brown says the investigation is now in the hands of the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
At last check, Kevin Gerber has not been booked into the Bexar County jail yet.
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We’re told he’s still in the hospital.