SAN ANTONIO — Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said a 16-year-old teen was shot by a deputy and arrested after a report of a suspicious vehicle turned into a pursuit and search on the far west side Saturday morning.
He said a deputy shot the suspect after the suspect tried to evade deputies by ramming an SUV through other vehicles.
BCSO officials had previously indicated on social media that a "Deputy reported shots fired". Salazar later clarified and said the deputy fired at the suspect as they were in pursuit.
An initial call came in around 8:30 a.m. from the 11000 block of Culebra about a gun that had been stolen, and another report came in regarding a white SUV that had been incorrectly parked and was blocking a resident in. In the second report, a woman said she found bullets in that SUV.
Deputies arrived on scene to find out the white SUV was stolen. After they arrived on scene, a 16-year-old boy and two females approached the car. After some discussion, the deputy tried to detain the boy after they determined he may have been connected to the missing firearm.
Salazar said that's when the teen decided to run from the deputy, eventually getting into the stolen white SUV and ramming into multiple cars – including a BCSO unit – in order to escape. Salazar said a deputy fired into the stolen vehicle at this time.
The teen then drove into a neighborhood, wandered off on foot and was eventually found injured and hiding under a backyard deck, according to BCSO. Salazar said "the suspect was found with a gunshot wound to his lower extremity."
BCSO told KENS 5 the teen suffered "non-life-threatening injuries" and is in stable condition.
Salazar said the teen already had multiple warrants out for his arrest. He is now facing additional charges including aggravated assault on an officer, evading arrest and drug possession.
Deputies briefly detained other individuals during the investigation but Salazar said no other person is facing charges at this time. Deputies were still looking for the stolen gun as of 12:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
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