SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio police officer shot a 19-year-old man who was evading police on the North Side, according to SAPD Chief William McManus.
The shooting happened just before 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of Melrose Place, near Howard Street.
McManus said a covert unit was tracking two men wanted for “violent offenses.” One of the men had an active warrant for aggravated assault.
One family member identified the person shot as Damion Tremayne Holmes in a statement to KSAT. Holmes is accused in a Dec. 9 shooting that left a man paralyzed.
A preliminary report from SAPD stated officers set up surveillance outside an apartment in the 100 block of Melrose. After several hours, police said the men left the apartment and went to a nearby store, which McManus said was an H-E-B.
The men left H-E-B and attempted to get into a vehicle, which turned out to be stolen, McManus said.
When officers attempted to apprehend them, one of the suspects ran off and the other was taken into custody, according to the report.
The suspect who ran off brandished a handgun during a short foot chase, police said. A detective fired at him, striking him once, McManus said.
He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the report said.
The detective who shot him is a 22-year veteran. He will be placed on administrative duty until further notice.
No officers or bystanders were injured.
George Herrera was at that H-E-B on Olmos Drive getting last-minute supplies before Christmas when he saw police.
“As soon as we pulled into the parking lot, there were police officers running,” Herrera said. “We really didn’t know what was going on. The officers cornered off the area pretty quickly. It was pretty intense.”
The SAPD Shooting Team and the Internal Affairs Unit will conduct separate but concurrent investigations. Their findings will be forwarded to the Bexar County District Attorney’s office for an independent review.
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