Police said the man threatened to kill the officers as they tried to make an arrest and began reaching through a backpack, prompting officers to fire their weapons.
SAN ANTONIO — A man who San Antonio Police say was wanted on multiple felony warrants, was shot and killed by officers Saturday evening in the downtown area.
Police Chief William McManus said the man was being tracked by SAPD’s Repeat Offenders Unit and the Crisis Response Team since Friday.
The suspect was tracked down at a parking lot at the intersection of Broadway and Brooklyn Avenue where McManus said he did not cooperate with the officers as they tried to remove him from his vehicle.
McManus said the man shouted “I’m going to kill you” and “I have a gun” at police and proceeded to dig through a bag inside the vehicle, prompting the officers to shoot and kill him.
The man was wanted on three felony warrants: unlawful possession of a firearm, continuous violence against family and aggravated promotion of prostitution – according to McManus.
Two of the officers involved have seven years of service with SAPD and the third has 15 years.
This marks the 15th officer involved shooting of the year and the 9th deadly.
McManus said this information is all preliminary and could change as authorities move forward with investigation.
This is a developing story.