SAPD identifies teen who shot officer before killing himself hours later in standoff
The San Antonio Police Department has identified an 18-year-old man who shot an officer during a traffic stop and then killed himself hours later during a standoff.
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Man pleads guilty to multiple counts in tractor-trailer smuggling tragedy that killed 53 people
SAN ANTONIO – A 31-year-old man pleaded guilty on Thursday to his involvement in a tractor-trailer smuggling case that killed 53 people in San Antonio in 2022. Riley Covarrubias-Ponce aka Rrili aka Rilay pleaded guilty to four charges, including one count of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens resulting in death; one count of conspiracy to … Read more
Timeline of Uvalde massacre provides details about police response
UVALDE, Texas – A report, published by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center in 2022 provided minute-to-minute details about the May 24 Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. The timeline is similar to the timeline provided by Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw several days after the mass shooting but gives … Read more
WATCH LIVE: Jilson Avelar-Rodriguez capital murder trial, Day 3
SAN ANTONIO – The capital murder trial of Jilson Avelar-Rodriguez is scheduled to resume at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Avelar-Rodriguez is accused in the fatal shooting of Nicholas “Trey” Milanovich, 23, and Julia Wright, 21, on Sept. 30, 2018. Police at the time called a very bloody scene. Wright was found outside an apartment in the … Read more
Cowboy Breakfast Foundation announces it is ending — but event will still go on
SAN ANTONIO – The Cowboy Breakfast Foundation on Thursday officially announced it is cutting ties to the long-held tradition of Cowboy Breakfast, which was the “unofficial kickoff” to the rodeo season. Instead, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is now taking charge of the event moving forward and it will now be a kickoff … Read more
SAPD Chief McManus: Man with gun shot, killed by officer during altercation at traffic stop
SAN ANTONIO – A man possessing a gun was shot and killed by a police officer during a physical altercation at a traffic stop early Thursday morning, according to San Antonio Police Chief William McManus. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. in the 800 block of East Southcross Boulevard, not far from Mission Road on … Read more
Migrants find warmth in kindness of strangers during freezing temperatures
SAN ANTONIO – Many migrants who were unable to get inside the Migrant Resource Center say they’re grateful for the kindness of strangers who have provided for them along the way, especially during the freezing temperatures. Lydia Leos collects donations through her friends and business and stops by the parking lot outside the Migrant Resource … Read more