SAN ANTONIO — The death of a suspect shot by an officer Sunday morning was ruled a suicide by the Medical Examiner, police said Monday morning.
Andre Christian, 38, died early Sunday morning at a northwest-side neighborhood.
Officers were called out the 5200 block of Texana near UTSA Boulevard just after 12:45 a.m.
Police say an officer approached a man kicking at his ex-girlfriend's door. Police say Christian pulled out a weapon and fired several times at the officer. The officer returned fire and hit him several times, but then Christian reportedly began to walk away. He was placed in handcuffs by police and later died of his injuries.
In a report Monday morning, police said Christian died off a single gunshot wound to the chest and the Medical Examiner ruled his death a suicide.
Police Chief William McManus said Christian was not involved in the original burglary call, but happened to be at that location trying to break into his ex-girlfriend's house.
Police say the ex-girlfriend had a protective order against him after an incident in March.
The officer and the woman were not injured.
There was no information from police about the original burglary report that led to this incident.