San Antonio’s police chief discusses seven officers being shot
San Antonio Police Chief William McManus is at the scene of an officer-involved shooting in which seven of his officers were shot. The incident began on January 22, 2025 on the far north side of the city. Credit: SAPD/Facebook
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Seven San Antonio police officers were shot by a suicidal man when they went to help.
SWAT arrived on scene after all officers had been shot by the suspect, said San Antonio Police Chief William McManus.
The suspect was later found dead in an apartment after an hours-long standoff on the city’s north side. McManus said it is unknown whether the suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot or whether he died from SWAT gunfire.
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San Antonio police line the street outside a shooting involving officers from the Stone Oak area. (KABB FOX 29 News)
The unknown suspect did three arrests On Jan. 18, McManus told reporters at the scene early Thursday morning: “two for assault and one for DWI.”
The suspect was out on bail when the officer-involved shooting occurred at the Sonterra Heights apartment complex in the United States 18700 block of Stone Oak Parkway, the police said.
The incident started just before 9 p.m. on Wednesday, KABB FOX 29 San Antonio reports.
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A San Antonio fire truck is seen where an officer-involved shooting occurred. (KABB FOX 29 News)
“When I went outside, I saw that one of the SAPD officers had been shot,” apartment complex resident Joseph Loredo told the local TV station. “It looked like a leg wound because they put a tourniquet on him and then dragged him away.”
He said he recorded video of the shootout between officers and the suspect.
Seven San Antonio police officers were injured in an incident that began on January 22, 2025, and did not end until early morning the next day. (KABB FOX 29 News)
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The police chief described the suspect as a man in his 40s and said the original call to police came from a family member.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
