SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police have identified the man accused of shooting seven San Antonio Police Department officers Wednesday night at a North Side apartment complex.
>> WHAT WE KNOW: 7 SAPD officers injured in Stone Oak shooting, suspect killed
SAPD identified the shooter as 46-year-old Brandon Scott Poulos.
Poulos — who was in the Navy for 10 years — was out on bond when the shooting happened, police said. Records show he was arrested on assault charges on Saturday.
Here’s what we know about Poulos.
Last updated at 8:31 p.m. Jan. 23.
Sources: Poulos died after he was shot by SAPD SWAT team
Poulos, the 46-year-old Stone Oak shooter, died after he was shot by San Antonio Police Department’s SWAT team, sources confirmed to KSAT on Thursday night.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine Poulos’ official cause of death.
McManus said Wednesday night that police were called to the complex by one of Poulos’ family members.
The sources said the relative called authorities when Poulos left the apartment with multiple guns. Poulos, himself, also reportedly placed a 911 call.
The sources also told KSAT that SAPD’s SWAT unit deployed drones, tear gas and a police robot into the apartment where Poulos was barricaded.
Poulos shot the police robot and at least one of the drones down, the sources said.
Sources also confirmed that Poulos fired his weapon at officers from at least one spot: a corner window inside his apartment.
Report: Poulos assaulted man and woman, 83 and 81; pulled woman by hair in Jan. 18 incident
Court records show Poulos was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 18 after a call for an assault in progress.
According to a preliminary report obtained by KSAT Investigates, three people told officers Poulos had arrived at the Northeast Side location intoxicated.
There was an argument that escalated into a physical confrontation after they confronted him about his state.
>> SAPD identifies suspect accused of shooting 7 officers in Stone Oak
The report states Poulos pushed an 81-year-old woman to the ground, causing her to hit her head.
A 44-year-old woman intervened, and Poulos pushed her to the ground multiple times, police said. The report states that Poulos dragged her by the hair.
An 83-year-old man intervened and Poulos struck him in the face, police said.
Poulos left the location but was arrested after his vehicle was found crashed.
He was arrested for assault causing bodily injury to a family member; two counts of injury to an elderly person with intent to cause bodily injury; and one count of driving while intoxicated-second offense.
Records show Poulos was released on bonds totaling $35,000 the following day:
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$15,000 for each charge of injury to an elderly
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$2,500 for family assault
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$2,500 for DWI
He was given “no contact” orders and also ordered not to possess or use firearms, according to court records.
Poulos was referred to a specialty court for veterans. A mental health assessment was also ordered, according to court records.
Suspected gunman served in Navy for 10 years
A service record obtained by KSAT shows Poulos served in the Navy for 10 years.
He left the branch in 2008, but his record does not state if he was honorably discharged.
He was stationed in New Jersey, California and Illinois.
Service records show Poulos was a decorated sailor, earning several awards including the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and a Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.
Poulos violated protective order stemming from assault case
The family violence incident on Saturday led to a protective order, which was issued Sunday out of the Bexar County Magistrate’s Office.
The order consisted of several conditions to include prohibited locations and several family members, a Comal County spokesperson told KSAT.
The spokesperson said Poulos violated the protective order by going within 200 yards of a residence in Fischer, an unincorporated community in Comal County.
A warrant for his arrest out of Comal County was issued and signed on at 2:21 p.m. Wednesday.
Report: Poulos intoxicated during 2013 assault
Poulos was also arrested by SAPD in 2013 on an assault charge, though the case was ultimately dismissed.
The police report obtained by KSAT states that officers responded to a fight on June 28, 2013.
Upon arrival, an officer found a man bleeding from his nose and mouth. Another person told police Poulos was upset because they had told him he was too intoxicated to ride his motorcycle.
Poulos exhibited signs of intoxication, including swaying, bloodshot eyes and a strong smell of alcohol, the report states.
Poulos punched one man in the face, in front of SAPD officers, causing him to fall backward, the report stated.
Poulos was arrested and his motorcycle was towed.
The court case against him was eventually dismissed due to a missing witness.
What we know about the shooting
The shooting happened just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at an apartment complex in the 18700 block of Stone Oak Parkway.
Wednesday evening’s call started out as a suicide-in-progress, police said.
The first officer arrived at the scene and was shot in a lower extremity, SAPD Chief William McManus said. A second officer also arrived and was shot. A third and fourth officer later arrived and were shot as well.
During a 2 a.m. update from McManus, he confirmed an additional three officers were shot.
All seven officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
San Antonio police on Thursday afternoon shared on Instagram that six of the seven officers injured by gunfire are headed home from the hospital.
Only one officer is still recovering at the hospital but is expected to fully recover.
San Antonio Police Officers’ Association President Danny Diaz told KSAT on Thursday night he believes the seven injured officers were “ambushed.”
McManus said that the suspect barricaded himself inside the apartment complex for several hours. However, McManus did not specify when the incident ended.
McManus said Thursday that officers found the suspect dead in an apartment.
It is unclear if the suspect died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds or if he died by SAPD gunfire.
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