SAN ANTONIO – A 69-year-old man was shot and killed by five police officers Saturday on the West Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department.
Acting Police Chief Jesse Salame said officers responded just after 7:45 p.m. in the 600 block of Aurora Avenue, which is near Alderete Park and Loma Park Elementary School.
According to an SAPD preliminary report, a 911 caller told dispatchers that a man was waving a handgun across the street from his house. Salame said the department had previously been notified of multiple similar instances within the last month.
Officers gave multiple verbal commands for the man to drop the weapon. Salame said the man appeared as though he would comply, at first. Ultimately, the acting police chief said he did not.
At some point, Salame said the five officers “perceived a threat” and fired shots at the man.
Salame said there is, at this point, no evidence the man fired his weapon, which had bullets loaded. None of the officers were injured.
In a Monday afternoon update, SAPD identified the five officers who shot at the suspect Saturday night.
- Joshua Rodriguez (less than 5 years of service)
- Aldamaris Flores (less than 3 years of service)
- John Reyes (less than 3 years of service)
- Luis Cortes Garcia (less than 1 year of service)
- Richard Julien (less than 1 year of service)
Salame said Saturday that the officers were all placed on administrative duty, pending the results of SAPD’s investigation.
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