Man fatally shot by DPS after stabbing 2 people identified

POTEET, Texas – Officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety on Saturday identified a man who was fatally shot by troopers in Poteet after stabbing two people.

Authorities said Felipe Martinez Jr., 36, was involved in two domestic disturbances before authorities caught up to him in Poteet.

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DPS said the Atascosa County Sheriff's Office received a report around 7 p.m. Friday of a domestic dispute between Martinez and his wife in Jourdanton.

Martinez then drove to Poteet and was involved in another dispute with his father and another person, DPS said.

Martinez's father and the other person were stabbed during the dispute, DPS said. They were taken to University Hospital. 

Martinez then left the scene, and DPS found him after he emerged from some trees near School Drive and Rutledge Road. He was then shot by a trooper multiple times, officials said.

Officials did not give a condition of the victims.

The trooper who shot and killed the man is a two-year veteran of the Department of Public Safety and will be placed on administrative leave pending the investigation.

The Texas Rangers are investigating. 


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Ivan Herrera has worked as a journalist in San Antonio since 2016. His work for KSAT 12 and KSAT.com includes covering breaking news of the day, as well as producing Q&As and content for the "South Texas Pride" and "KSAT Money" series.

Adrian Ortega is a news producer for the Nightbeat. He joined the station in 2016. Adrian helped expand the Nightbeat to a one-hour newscast on the weekend and is now producing for the Nightbeat 5 times per week. He's helped cover the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 winter storm, race and policing in SA and the Alazan-Apache Courts on the West Side.