A suspect has died after shooting and injuring seven San Antonio police officers responding to a suicide in progress at an apartment complex on San Antonio’s North Side on Wednesday night.
San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus held a press conference from the scene Wednesday, saying that four officers had been shot as a suspect barricaded himself inside an apartment. Later, SAPD said that a total of seven officers had been shot.
All officers were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and are expected to recover. They’ve been placed on leave as independent reviews continue.
SAPD identified the suspect as 46-year-old Brandon Scott Poulos, who was found dead in the apartment after several hours. Police say it is unclear if he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound or was shot by a SWAT officer.
According to the preliminary police report, officers responded at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday to a suicide-in-progress call at an apartment complex in the 18700 block of Stone Oak Parkway.
A second call came in for shots being fired. As the officers arrived, a woman exited the apartment stating that the suspect was shooting inside and he was coming out of the apartment. He exited and opened fire on responding officers, striking one officer in the leg.
Several more officers were struck and then the suspect barricaded himself inside the apartment, according to the report. SWAT teams arrived at the scene after several hours of negotiation.
Police alerted the public to stay inside, avoid the area, and asked for people living there not to livestream for the safety of officers.
On social media, several people posted videos of police responding to the scene.
Poulos was out on bond for three charges he had been arrested for on Saturday, McManus said, including one for violating a protection order, a violent offense and other crimes.
