Authorities have identified the two officers and man who they shot and killed in northwest Bexar County over the weekend.
Police said Officer Travis Maxwell and Officer Daniel Garcia fired gunshots toward Cuevas, ultimately striking him once. Both officers have less than one year of service, police said.A man who was shot by police officers in northwest Bexar County on Sunday night has died, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.Officers received an unrelated call regarding a person smoking marijuana at the pool of the apartment complex, according to SAPD Chief William McManus.
Upon arrival, Police Chief McManus said the officers discovered a stolen vehicle and parked behind it while they went to check on the complaint. When the officers returned to the parking lot, a man entered the stolen vehicle and jumped a curb, driving toward the officers, according to SAPD.The man was shot in the head and was transported to a local hospital in unknown condition, police said.The officers who fired their weapons had been in service for around one year prior to the incident, police said.Spencer Heath is a Digital Journalist at KSAT.
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