SAN ANTONIO — Two suspects were detained after allegedly ramming a stolen car into a patrol unit and injuring an officer, SAPD said.
Witnesses said the people detained by police were very young.
It happened on the east side Sunday afternoon. Police said their drone was in the air looking for a suspicious vehicle when it picked up a vehicle that had been reported stolen. Officers in the area followed the car from a distance until it parked in the lot of the Studio Suites hotel near I-10 and 410.
Police said officers turned into the parking lot, and that's when the suspects rammed the patrol car head-on.
"It was like 'boom!' loud! So loud it made me look out the window," said Amelia Perez. "I got scared. I sort of get inside and wait until everything calms down because we don't know what’s going on. We don't know if there's a murderer on the loose."
The officer in the patrol vehicle was taken to the hospital, reportedly complaining of aches and pains.
Police said three people were in the suspect vehicle. An investigation is underway.
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