SAN ANTONIO – UPDATE: The medical examiner identified the man killed by an SAPD officer as 46-year-old Carlos Delgado.
(Original Story)A San Antonio police officer shot and killed a man who was wielding a pickax, police officials said.
SAPD: Man shot while sleeping in car dies, gunmen at largeWhen the officers arrived, they confronted the man, who Greene said was wielding the pickax.
A confrontation between the man and the officers resulted in the man being shot in the upper torso, Greene said.
The officer who fatally shot the man, a two-year veteran, will be placed on administrative duty pending an investigation, which is normal police procedure for officer-involved shootings.