SAN ANTONIO – SWAT officers fatally shot a man wanted on multiple felony warrants while trying to take him into custody on the South Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department.
The shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at an apartment complex in the 200 block of West Dickson Avenue, near Southwest Military Drive and South Flores Street.
Undercover detectives had tracked the suspect to the complex. Police said the man was known to be “armed and dangerous” and was wanted on charges including assault, property crime, drug dealing and parole violation.
Detectives contacted the SWAT team to assist with the arrest. According to police, four officers in uniform arrived in an unmarked vehicle and deployed a flash-bang device.
Police said the man ran and pulled out a firearm, firing multiple rounds at the officers. Two officers returned fire.
The suspect, identified only as a 30-year-old man, was pronounced dead.
Neither of the officers who returned fire was injured. Both are 14-year veterans of the SWAT team, police said.
The investigation is ongoing. Police said findings will be submitted to the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office for an independent review.
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