SAN ANTONIO – New home surveillance video is providing a closer look at the events leading up to the Bexar County sheriff’s deputy shooting of a man on the city’s far West Side last month.
The video, shared exclusively with KSAT by a neighbor who asked not to be identified, shows Danh Thanh Dinh, 38, walking through a neighborhood along Knapp Rise near Culebra Road on June 23.
According to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched after receiving reports of a man, later identified as Dinh, armed with multiple knives allegedly trying to get into a home.
The surveillance footage appears to show Dinh crossing the street and walking up a driveway. Moments later, he was seen holding what sheriff’s office officials described as two samurai-like swords as he approached one home’s front door.
The neighbor who provided the video said it shows Dinh attempting to enter the home before deputies arrived.
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Body camera video previously released by BCSO shows deputies finding Dinh hiding behind a pillar on the front porch. Deputies repeatedly ordered him to drop the weapons while telling him they were there to help.
According to investigators, Dinh refused to comply and instead advanced toward deputies while holding the knives. A deputy then opened fire on Dinh.
Dinh survived the shooting, was treated at a hospital and later booked into the Bexar County jail. He was charged with two counts of aggravated assault against a public servant before he was released on a combined $200,000 bond.
Residents who spoke to KSAT said the incident has left many in the neighborhood concerned about their safety. They also questioned why no additional charges have been filed related to what they described as an attempted break-in at a nearby home.
KSAT reached out to the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office for information regarding the charges and whether additional charges are being considered. The office sent the following statement regarding Dinh:
"While we can confirm that assault against a public servant charges have been filed with our office, we cannot provide any further comment or information as the cases are pending."
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