SAN ANTONIO — Bexar County Sheriff's deputies made an error on paperwork issued after a shootout between a deputy and a wanted man who later died.
The clerical mistake has stoked confusion about the entire incident and angered 18-year-old Robert Inosencio's relatives, who say law enforcement should pay greater attention to detail.
On April 5, a group of deputies and a sergeant tried to arrest Inosencio. While attempting to execute the warrant for aggravated robbery, Sheriff Javier Salazar says Inosencio fired at deputies using what "sounded" like an automatic weapon.
Inosencio struck deputy Miguel Gonzalez, a 29-year department veteran, in the upper back. Gonzalez has since checked-out of University Hospital.
Deputies shot back at Inosencio, but the medical examiner has not yet determined whether law enforcement killed the 18-year-old or if he shot himself.
Soon after the gunfire, deputies filed a new search warrant to look for weapons related to the shooting.
The warrant features the correct address and an accurate description of the home where the incident took place, but mistakenly identifies the suspect as another wanted man.
That confused family members at the crime scene, who wonder if deputies shot at Inosencio thinking he was someone else.
But a sheriff's office spokesperson maintains deputies were looking for Inosencio, noting that the arrest warrant is correct and the clerical error appeared on post-shooting paperwork.
BCSO provided the initial arrest warrant, filed before the shootout, to KENS 5. It correctly identifies Inosencio and offers an accurate physical description of the 18-year-old.
Despite the mistake on the post-shooting search warrant, the BCSO spokesperson maintains deputies had the right to enter the home and search for evidence related to the shootout.
"Shouldn't they triple check?" asks Issac Martinez, Inosencio's uncle. He says the mistake demonstrates law enforcement didn't care to be meticulous.
Inosencio's relatives maintain the 18-year-old had kept up with court-mandated paperwork and hearings. They say they don't understand why deputies wanted to arrest him in the first place.
"He was always doing everything by the attorney. He would go to court on time. He would call them. He would talk to them. He was doing everything he was supposed to do," Martinez said.
The investigation remains ongoing.