In a far-reaching interview with KSAT anchor Steve Spriester, Christopher Combs, special agent in charge of the FBI San Antonio District, spoke about everything from Sutherland Springs to the emotional toll of the job after 26 years.
– The memorabilia and the honors from a career in the FBI are everywhere in Christopher Combs’ office, but they are far from the only memories he carries with him as he leaves his job as the special agent in charge for the San Antonio District of the federal agency.
has been the local face of the FBI for eight years. He is the person answering questions at crime scenes, often trying to piece together the most horrible crimes you can imagine. The sprawling San Antonio FBI District runs from Brownsville, along the border, then north through San Antonio, Austin and Waco.Direct and to the point, he is an FBI agent through and through, but Combs is also very candid about the “on the job” events that shaped him professionally and personally.
The case that affected Combs the most was the mass shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs.“I’ve been to five active shooters. That was one of them. That was the worst thing I’ve ever been involved with -- the tragedy of it, the horror of it. It’s hard and, you know, we don’t really divorce ourselves. I think that’s what people believe,” Combs said.