SAN ANTONIO — A man who police say murdered his wife was killed by officers trying to arrest him when he opened fire on them outside a northwest-side strip mall, San Antonio officials say.
No one else was hurt in the exchange of gunfire Tuesday night between 33-year-old Jaevel Boulding and four San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) officers who arrived to take him into custody in the 1800 block of Vance Jackson near Interstate 10.
"The officers handled this situation exactly as they were trained," Police Chief William McManus said at the scene. "They did a good job protecting themselves (while) attempting to apprehend this individual for murdering his wife.”
McManus said police started tracking the Boulding after SAPD conducted a welfare check in the 8600 block of Southwest Loop 410 hours earlier, where they found his wife, 33-year-old Tanya Boulding, had been shot to death.
McManus said the suspect then stole her car. It was equipped with OnStar, which allowed police to monitor Boulding's location before they arrived to the 1800 block of Vance Jackson on Tuesday night and waited for him to exit a sandwich shop.
"He entered his vehicle and officers approached him to arrest him, and he immediately opened fire on officers," McManus said.
Boulding was pronounced dead around 9:30 p.m.
The four officers involved have between three and six years of experience with SAPD. They're expected to be placed on administrative duty while the investigation continues, per department protocol.
A KENS 5 crew on the scene observed an SAPD patrol unit with its window shattered and another car with visible bullet holes.
The following day, bullet holes that went through the walls of two stores near the Subway were marked by police.
“There’s always risk involved in this," McManus said. "But when you have someone shooting multiple rounds at you, you have to return fire to protect yourself and/or a third party."
This incident marks the 10th shooting involving SAPD officers so far this year.
Community impact
KENS 5 was able to speak with a manager at the sandwich store police say the 33-year-old man was at. The manager said the person who was at the store at the time has put in their two weeks because they say they're traumatized.
Another Dellview resident, who wants to remain anonymous, said he was shopping at a store nearby when he heard shots ring out.
"To live in a community where this happens often, it becomes a little unbearable at times. You want to find a way to fix it and change it," the resident said.
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