A homeowner’s camera captured a chase ending with a deputy shooting a suspect in Bexar County on Saturday.
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — A homeowner’s surveillance camera captured the the dramatic moments leading up to a Bexar County sheriff’s deputy shooting a man on Saturday night in south Bexar County.
Sheriff Javier Salazar said the suspect, identified as 34-year-old Joshua Ryan Garcia, led the deputy on a brief chase before the shooting occurred.
Garcia, who has a lengthy criminal history and is a registered sex offender, is now out of the hospital and in the Bexar County Jail.
According to Salazar, a deputy attempted to stop the vehicle Garcia was driving after discovering it was reported stolen out of Atascosa County. The pursuit lasted less than two minutes and ended on Aleta Avenue near Dove Drive.
John Anglin, a nearby resident, was on his porch when the chase came to a halt.
“Pretty crazy, that’s for sure,” said Anglin.
In Anglin’s video, a Bexar County deputy’s patrol unit is seen pursuing the suspect. The suspect reaches a dead end, makes a U-turn, and drives toward the deputy, who had exited his vehicle and drawn his weapon.
“The car was coming toward him and he probably couldn’t get out of the way,” said Anglin.
Anglin said he heard seven shots. Sheriff Salazar later confirmed Garcia was hit three times but suffered only minor injuries.
“The guy coasted over there, hit the tree and fell out of the car — that’s when you could see a little blood on him,” Anglin added.
A passenger inside the vehicle was also seen crawling out. Both men were handcuffed before backup units arrived. Anglin said the deputy provided first aid to Garcia at the scene.
“He did an awesome job, I think,” he said.
Garcia was transported to the hospital and later booked into jail. He is now facing charges of evading arrest and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
Salazar said Garcia also has at least five outstanding warrants in Atascosa and Kleberg counties.
Anglin said he’s thankful no one else was injured. He noted that the street is usually filled with children playing around that time of night.
“It’s scary, for everybody,” he said.
The deputy involved, who has been with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office for about a year, has been placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of the investigation.