Police said the unidentified man assaulted a woman before firing into the air when neighbors came to her aid.
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio police patrol units, SWAT members and the K-9 unit could be seen at an east-side apartment complex as law enforcement looks for a machete-wielding man officials say they had been chasing.
The large-scale standoff is ongoing in the 4600 block of Dietrich Road, in the area of Loop 410 and North WW White. Police personnel could be heard using a loudspeaker to urge the unidentified suspect to surrender after he allegedly chased and pushed a woman to the ground while armed with a knife.
SAPD Sgt. Mario Montoya said neighbors of the apartment complex tried to help by “throwing stones and wood” at the man, at which point he brandished a pistol and “shot into the air several times.” As law enforcement arrived, police say the man managed to retreat into his apartment, where he’s believed to still be as of 6:15 p.m.
“Right now we know he’s in there,” Montoya said at around 6 p.m. “We’re just trying to communicate with him and get him out the best way possible. That’s what we’re standing by for.”
SAPD first responded even earlier in the day, on Labor Day morning, after people reported who officials said was the same knife-wielding man threatening landscape workers. They eventually left after determining no one was hurt and not finding the suspect.
A witness in the area recounted what he saw just before the barricade situation began.
“A dude with a knife, he was running and he goes, ‘I’m not afraid to die!’ He was waving it around,” the neighbor said. “That’s all I saw (before) I went back in.”
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