BCSO will not release bodycam video of standoff, deadly shooting at request of suspectโs family
Body camera video footage of a standoff and deadly shooting involving a suspect and Bexar County sheriffโs deputies earlier this month is being withheld from the public at the request of the suspectโs family.
Austin man shot, killed by police after cityโs attempt to cut his grass leads to standoff, house fire, officials say
What started as Austin city personnel helping cut a manโs lawn quickly turned into a deadly situation after gunshots were fired, an hourslong standoff with police ensued, the house caught fire and the man was fatally shot by officers, according to Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon.
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Police standoff on NW Side ends with suspect fatally shooting himself, police chief says
An armed man who San Antonio police described as a โvery violent individual who had a very violent pastโ barricaded himself inside a Northwest Side apartment for about 6.5 hours Wednesday before a combination of police and the suspectโs gunfire brought the standoff to an end.
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SAPD: Standoff ends after man barricades self inside hotel on River Walk, takes wife and kids hostage
A man is in custody after San Antonio police say he barricaded himself inside of a hotel on the River Walk and held his two kids and wife hostage. SAN ANTONIO โ A man is in custody after San Antonio police say he barricaded himself inside of a hotel on the River Walk and held his two kids and wife hostage. The incident began at 10:00 p.m., Saturday, at the Drury Plaza Hotel on Commerce and St. Maryโs. Police said the man was barricaded on the sixth floor of the hotel and was holding two small kids and his wife hostage in the room, according to officials. RELATED: Woman charged with murder after she shot, killed man at La Cantera apartment, SA police say
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SAPD: Shooting suspect barricades self inside West Side home during standoff with police
SAN ANTONIO โ San Antonio police are currently involved in a standoff with a shooting suspect who is barricaded inside of his residence on the West Side. Police were initially called to the scene for a shooting with a hit. After officers arrived, they found the suspect had fired a shotgun at his ex-girlfriendโs house. There were five people inside of his ex-girlfriendโs home at the time shots were fired and one person was hit in the shoulder. Officers said they set up a perimeter outside of his residence and have tried for hours to make contact with him.
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Man wanted for aggravated robbery arrested following hours-long standoff with SA police
SAN ANTONIO โ Update:A man accused of armed aggravated robbery and who was involved in an hours-long standoff with San Antonio police is now in custody. He was booked on three felony warrants, including aggravated robbery, unauthorized use and possessing a controlled substance. Officers also conducted a search warrant and located the handgun used in the robbery and the stolen property from the victims. Original:The scene is now clear after an hours-long standoff on the North Side between an aggravated robbery suspect and San Antonio police Friday afternoon. RELATED: San Antonio police arrest 2 after โviciousโ assault caught on camera outside strip club
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Man breaks into West Side home, attacks 88-year-old victim, police say
SAN ANTONIO โ Police arrested a man following a standoff after breaking into a West Side home and attacking an 88-year-old man. The attack happened around 10:30 a.m. Friday in the 900 block of Southwest 37th Street, police say. Officers said the victim woke up to a man standing over him. The two got into a fight that ended outside the home when family members of the victim who live nearby pushed the attacker away. Investigators say the attacker will receive a mental evaluation before charges are filed.
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Northeast Side standoff ends after 4 hours; suspect to undergo psychiatric evaluation, police say
Northeast Side standoff ends after 4 hours; suspect to undergo psychiatric evaluation, police sayPublished: September 19, 2020, 11:01 pmSan Antonio police successfully negotiated with a man on the Northeast Side on Saturday, ending a four-hour-long standoff at an apartment complex parking lot.
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Disturbance call turns into standoff at far West Side apartment, police say
SAN ANTONIO San Antonio police were involved in a standoff with a man at a far West Side apartment for several hours early Thursday morning. According to police, officers arrived and contacted the man, but could not determine if anyone else was inside the apartment. Authorities say a 29-year-old woman was able to escape the apartment and taken to safety by police. The woman told investigators that she was assaulted by the man, and that he threatened to kill her. She told officers that the man had a rifle and fired the gunshot inside the apartment, police said.
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Officials: Suspect dead after hours-long standoff with Pleasanton police
PLEASANTON, Texas โ A man is dead after an hours-long standoff with Pleasanton police overnight, according to officials. The incident began around 7 p.m. Saturday night and ended around 3:30 a.m. Sunday at the Bonita Creek RV Park in Pleasanton. Upon arrival, police determined it was a domestic violence incident involving a husband and wife. The husband, Gregory Lee Stanford, 54, allegedly fired gunshots at his wife; however, she was not hit and no one else was shot, police said. Eventually, officers made entry into the mobile home and discovered Stanford had died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Disturbance call turns into standoff at SW Side home, police say
SAN ANTONIO San Antonio police were involved in a standoff with a man at a SW Side home for roughly an hour late Tuesday night, authorities said Wednesday. Officers were called just before midnight to a home in the 8500 block of Timber Wolf Street, not far from Loop 410 and Old Pearsall Road after receiving reports of a family disturbance. According to police, a man and his mother had been arguing and it was believed that the man had a shotgun. As of now, it is unclear as to how the standoff exactly ended. Police did not say if the man left the house, or if he chose to remain inside.
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Police navigate through darkness, thick brush to reach man armed with shotgun
SAN ANTONIO โ San Antonio police have tracked down a man who they say was armed with a shotgun and was having mental problems. They had to negotiate through darkness and thick brush along the Leon Creek Greenway to reach him early Wednesday. As officers approached their home, located in the 7000 block of Marshall Pass, they heard what sounded like gunfire. They say they also found out the man had left the home armed with a shotgun and climbed over the back fence. Image of a standoff near Marshall Pass.
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Cibolo PD: Man surrenders peacefully, charged with attempted capital murder after standoff
Cibolo PD: Man surrenders peacefully, charged with attempted capital murder after standoffPublished: March 13, 2020, 8:41 amA 34-year-old man has been arrested following an hours-long standoff with the Cibolo Police Department.
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Police: Standoff in Stone Oak ends after man is caught trying to flee through apartment window
The incident began around 11:45 p.m. Sunday at the Club at Stone Oak Apartments on Hardy Oak Boulevard, not far from Stone Oak Parkway on the cityโs far North Side. Thatโs when, police said, Summers held hostage a 52-year-old woman and an 8-year-old child, refusing to allow them to leave. Authorities said SWAT negotiators were called and that the woman was ultimately able to get out of the apartment safely by going through an apartment window. A police sergeant said roughly 20 minutes into negotiations with the man he then jumped out of the same apartment window, trying to run from the scene. Neither the woman nor the child held hostage were injured in the incident.
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Standoff ends after death of man in McDonaldโs parking lot
SAN ANTONIO โ A standoff between San Antonio police and a local man has ended after he took his own life inside a vehicle in the parking lot of a Northeast Side McDonaldโs restaurant early Monday morning. According to police, a relative of the man was able to track his phone and locate him after receiving word he might be suicidal. Authorities said the relative tried to talk to him, but at some point he pulled out a gun and thatโs when they called police. Negotiators for several hours tried to resolve things peacefully, but shortly after 6 a.m. the man took his own life. The name of the man killed was not released by police.