Troubled suspect shoots 7 San Antonio police officers before being found dead

Seven constabulary officers were shot and wounded by a barricaded suspect arsenic they responded to reports of a “suicide successful progress” astatine an flat gathering successful San Antonio, Tex., according to authorities.

The fishy connected Thursday was identified arsenic 46-year-old Brandon Scott Poulos, News4 San Antonio reported.

Officers connected Wednesday were called to the Sonterra Heights flat complex disconnected Stone Oak Parkway by 1 of Poulos’ household members, SAPD Chief William P. McManus said successful a video posted to Facebook. When constabulary arrived astatine the country astir 9 p.m., they were met by a pistillate who warned them of a antheral shooting wrong the building. The fishy past walked extracurricular and opened fire.

“The archetypal serviceman who arrived was shot and six others consequent to that were shot, arsenic well,” McManus said.

The conditions of the wounded cops were unclear arsenic of Thursday, but nary of their injuries were believed to beryllium life-threatening. Their tenure with the section ranges betwixt 4 and 8 years, and they person been placed connected administrative work until further notice.

A SWAT squad also responded to the flat complex, wherever an hours-long standoff ensued with the barricaded suspect.

“At the extremity of the event, the fishy was found to beryllium deceased,” McManus said. “We don’t cognize if helium was changeable by a self-inflicted coiled oregon whether oregon not helium was changeable by SWAT officers.”

McManus provided fewer different details, but the main did corroborate Poulos had been arrested conscionable days earlier the incident.

Poulos had been taken into custody Saturday connected charges including battle causing bodily wounded to a household member, 2 counts of wounded to a child, aged oregon disabled idiosyncratic with intent bodily injury, and 1 number of DWI. He was released connected enslaved the pursuing time and his lawsuit was referred to veterans court, wherever helium was ordered to acquisition a intelligence wellness assessment.