SAPD: Off-duty Universal City officer shoots two teenagers after threatening to kill him
-
An off-duty police officer was involved in a shootout after a group of teens threatened him during a robbery attempt Wednesday on the North Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The map shows the approximate location of the incident.
An off-duty police officer was involved in a shootout after a group of teens threatened him during a robbery attempt Wednesday on the North Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The map shows
Photo: Google Maps
An off-duty police officer was involved in a shootout after a group of teens threatened him during a robbery attempt Wednesday on the North Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The map shows the approximate location of the incident.
An off-duty police officer was involved in a shootout after a group of teens threatened him during a robbery attempt Wednesday on the North Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The map shows
Photo: Google Maps
Five teenagers were arrested in connection with a robbery attempt that turned into a shootout with an off-duty Universal City police officer on the North Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department.
At around 9 p.m. Wednesday, police were called to an apartment complex in the 13400 block of Blanco Road for a burglary in progress. Before police arrived, a second call came in about a shooting at the same location.
FIND OUT FIRST: Get San Antonio breaking news directly to your inbox
The off-duty officer, who called in the burglary, said he fired at the teenagers after they robbed him and threatened to kill him, according to SAPD. Before the shooting, the off-duty officer said he saw the teenagers trying to break into cars at the apartment complex.
When the officer approached the teenagers, the teens pointed a gun at him and asked “if he was ready to die tonight,” according to San Antonio Police Chief William McManus.
Fearing for his life, the off-duty officer pulled out his gun and shot nine times at the teenagers while one of the teens returned fire, police said. Two of the teenagers were hit and sustained non-life threatening injuries.
One of the injured teens remained at the scene while the others fled in a stolen vehicle, SAPD said. The teen who remained at the scene was later taken to a local hospital.
While at the scene, police were called to a second shooting near the 1200 block of Blanco Road, where police said they arrested four teenagers in connection with the initial incident. Evidence was found to link the two shootings, police said.
The teens — one 17-year-old male, two 16-year-old males, one 16-year-old female and one 15-year-old female — were arrested on a variety of charges, including aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.
Taylor Pettaway is a breaking news reporter and general assignment writer. Read her on our breaking news site, MySA.com, and on our subscriber site, ExpressNews.com | [email protected] | @TaylorPettaway
