SAN ANTONIO — Police officers shot and injured a suspect who they say pointed a gun at them during an attempted traffic stop on the southwest side Tuesday night.
San Antonio Police Chief William McManus gave preliminary information from a scene on Somerset Road off of I-35, and said he believes the man, later identified as David Trevino, was an aggravated assault suspect who was involved in a barricade situation on Sunday.
McManus said police got information about the suspect's location, officers saw him leave in a vehicle and tried to pull it over.
According to McManus the suspect was in the backseat.
"Once the emergency lights went on, he started waving a gun out the window. Once the vehicle stopped the suspect got out of the vehicle and ran into an open field. Officers chased him in the open field. I have not seen the body camera yet, but reports are that he pointed the gun at officers who were in pursuit and they wound up shooting him. He was struck and transported to the hospital," McManus said.
McManus said the 47-year-old suspect has an extensive criminal record, and the three other people in the car were also detained. He said six officers were involved in the shooting, five of them with under five years of experience or under. All are being placed on administrative leave during the investigation, and the case will be reviewed by the District Attorney's office.
This is the 24th shooting involving San Antonio police in 2023, the last one coming just Sunday when officers fatally shot a man who they say pulled a gun while fleeing a traffic stop.
McManus was asked about the message this sends.
"Police officers react to the situation that they're presented with by a suspect. So the message it should send is don't point a gun at a police officer," McManus said.
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