SAN ANTONIO — A woman was hospitalized after pointing a gun at police and drawing the fire of one officer, resulting in her being shot Thursday evening in the Medical Center, Police Chief William McManus said.
That unidentified 39-year-old woman was believed to be in surgery shortly after the incident, which unfolded around 5:30 pm. in the area of Babcock and Roanoke Run, near CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital. The officer who fired is believed to have shot just one round, and has been with the San Antonio Police Department for less than a year.
McManus said officers initially responded to reports of a suspicious person "walking up and down the block, waving a gun around." When officers arrived, he said, "she turned, waved the gun, pointed it," which is when the unidentified officer fired and hit her in the abdomen. It isn't believed that the woman ever fired, and no officers were hurt.
The woman has a criminal history, the chief said, adding his information was preliminary and could change as the investigation continues.
SAPD officials later said that while the department was experiencing body camera system issues affecting their ability to upload footage, the officers' cameras were "functional and recording." SAPD protocols call for releasing body camera footage of incidents involving officers discharging their weapons within 30 days if they struck someone, unless if the response involved domestic violence or a juvenile, or the chief prevents it from being released to protect personnel or "the integrity of an active investigation."
This marks the 16th shooting involving San Antonio police this year.
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