San Antonio Police Chief discusses the shooting of 7 officers
San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus is at the scene of an officer-involved shooting where seven of his officers were shot. The incident began on January 22, 2025, on the city's far north side. Credit: SABD/Facebook
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seven San Antonio police officers A suicidal man shot them when they went to help.
San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus said SWAT forces arrived at the scene after the suspect opened fire on all the officers.
The suspect was later found dead inside an apartment after an hours-long standoff on the city's north side. It is not known if the suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound or if he died from SWAT fire, McManus said.
San Antonio police line the street outside an officer-involved shooting in the Stone Oak area. (Cap Fox 29 News)
The suspect was unidentified Three arrests On Jan. 18, “Two for assault and one for DWI,” McManus told reporters early Thursday morning at the scene.
The suspect was out on bail when the officer-involved shooting occurred at the Sonterra Heights apartment complex in 18700 block of Stone Oak Parkway, The police said.
The incident began shortly before nine o'clock on Wednesday evening. Fox 29 San Antonio reports.
A San Antonio Fire Department truck was spotted where an officer-involved shooting occurred. (Cap Fox 29 News)
“When I came out, I saw one of the SAPD officers had been shot,” Joseph Loredo, a resident of the apartment complex, told the local TV station. “It looked like he had a wound on his leg because they were putting a tourniquet on him and then they pulled him away.”
He said he recorded a video of the shooting between the officers and the suspect.
Seven San Antonio police officers were injured in an incident that began on January 22, 2025, and did not end until early morning the next day. (Cap Fox 29 News)
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The police chief described the suspect as a man in his 40s, and said the original call to police came from a family member.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
