SAN ANTONIO – A man killed by San Antonio police on Wednesday morning had a long criminal history and was wanted on three charges, including aggravated robbery in Bexar County, according to police and state records.
Odon Paul Bustos, 36, was shot by three officers just after 8:30 a.m. outside a motel in the 6800 block of U.S. Highway 90 westbound near West Military Drive, law enforcement sources told KSAT.
Bustos was pronounced dead at the scene. Two officers were shot and taken to the hospital; they are expected to be OK, according to SAPD Chief William McManus
Bustos had three outstanding warrants from other agencies: Aggravated robbery, parole violation and obstructing a court order, records show.
None of the warrants were from SAPD at the time of the shooting.
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Bustos had a criminal history in the San Antonio area and Dimmit County dating back to 2009, according to records with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
DPS records show Bustos had been arrested on charges of drug possession, unlawful carrying of a weapon, assault causing bodily injury-family member, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
He served time in jail for the charges of drug possession, unlawful carry, and unauthorized use of a vehicle, records show.
He was on parole for the charge of unlawful possession of a firearm at the time of Wednesday’s shooting. The parole sentence was supposed to expire on Nov. 24, records show.
Bexar County court records show criminal charges of mail theft under 10 items and unlawful carry of a weapon by a felon were both dismissed last year.
‘I’m not going back to prison; I’m not going back to jail’
During a news conference on Wednesday, McManus said a woman had called 911, whispering before the call was disconnected.
The suspect — who was involved in the 911 call made by the woman — was taunting an officer as well as a cadet from the other side of a fence at a motel parking lot.
The officer and the cadet were already at the location before the 911 call, McManus said.
McManus said Bustos was walking around a building, and at some point, he came out and told the officer and the cadet, “I’m not going back to prison; I’m not going back to jail.”
Bustos started running and eventually pulled out a gun from his waist. SAPD said three officers and the suspect exchanged gunfire.
As Bustos pulled out the gun, McManus said one of the officers jumped on him.
Bustos was shot in the parking lot and died at the scene.
Two officers were shot in the arm. They were hospitalized and are expected to be OK, McManus said. One of the officers shot was also hit in another part of his body.
The cadet did not fire any gunshots and was not injured.
McManus said the average years of service for the officers involved in the shooting is between five and six years.
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