The man who was fatally shot by San Antonio police officers in a Home Depot parking lot Wednesday evening has been identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office as 21-year-old Victor Fernandes.
San Antonio police said they were tracking two vehicle burglary suspects, including Fernandes, on Wednesday when officers followed the suspects around 9:40 p.m. to the Home Depot in the 600 block of SW Loop 410.
A preliminary report stated officers positioned their patrol vehicles in the Home Depot parking lot in a way that would deter Fernandes and the other suspect from fleeing.
SAPD Chief William McManus said the driver of the suspect vehicle, identified as Fernandes, then got out of the car and ran.
KSAT reported that officers attempted to stop Fernandes, but that he pulled out a gun and continued running.
That’s when a plainclothes detective and a uniformed officer both fired shots at the suspect, who was later pronounced dead at the scene.
During the incident, police said the detective sustained a gunshot wound to his torso, but police did not make clear which gun fired the bullet that wounded the officer. The report also does not state whether the suspect fired at the officers before officers shot him.
The detective was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
Bexar County court records show Fernandez was out on probation for burglary of vehicles and criminal mischief charges when the shooting occurred.
The shooting on Wednesday marked the fifth SAPD officer to be injured by gunfire in less than a week.
An eight-year veteran officer assigned to the Street Crimes Unit was shot on an East Side highway Wednesday and three officers were shot in a standoff on Aug. 24.
Editor’s note: The video attached to this article is from a previous report.
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