[kellyhound]

A witness captured on camera the fatal shooting of an armed man by San Antonio police Wednesday outside South Park Mall.

The video shows an SAPD officer pointing his service weapon at the armed man, who refuses to drop his gun while he is walking.

The video ends with the officers surrounding the man, who was shot after Police Chief William McManus said he raised his gun toward officers.

The man, who is in his mid-20s, has not been identified.

The suspect, who was driving an 18-wheeler, had been stopped for a traffic violation, a preliminary police report released Thursday said.

The man ran into the mall and exited Dick’s Sporting Goods, where he was encountered by officers and eventually shot several times, the report said.

The man died at the scene.

McManus said police bodycam video of the incident will be released within 60 days.

[Brynjar]

Hear the police, "anybody hurt?"

[Brynjar]

Kid is too young to be seeing stuff like this.

[pyro0351]

That father is a real piece of shit!! How are you put your kid in harms way, and then force them to watch and record someone getting gunned down!? Even tells her to shut up when she’s asking him to back up! That being said, I’m glad they got that on video

[pokerplay]

I don't know...do you think they brought enough cops?

[r.p.mcmurphy]

He was fixin to hitch a ride to Poteet.

This is a tough one. Cops are lucky they didn't shoot anyone on the freeway. The perp is clearly a psych case, and possibly intoxicated, and all the officers do is scream commands at him. Maybe a calmer, more logical approach would be useful. "Dude, have a seat, chill out, we're cool. But it'd be better if you let go of that pistol." I suppose cop trainers have thought about that approach and rejected it. I dunno. I am not sure this incident improved society.

[soja]

Originally Posted by r.p.mcmurphy ↗

He was fixin to hitch a ride to Poteet.

This is a tough one. Cops are lucky they didn't shoot anyone on the freeway. The perp is clearly a psych case, and possibly intoxicated, and all the officers do is scream commands at him. Maybe a calmer, more logical approach would be useful. "Dude, have a seat, chill out, we're cool. But it'd be better if you let go of that pistol." I suppose cop trainers have thought about that approach and rejected it. I dunno. I am not sure this incident improved society.

i understand your sentiment, but those cops all want to go home at the end of their shift. a mentally unstable guy who has already demonstrated he will not listen to police commands and who is holding a gun is a significant threat. asking him nicely could get cops killed.

if you want to live thru a police encounter, it is usually a good idea to drop your weapon and do what you are told. and the cops probably are not going to be nice to you while you are trying to resist arrest and putting police and civilian lives in danger.

[Steve]

I hope they shot him enough times.

[cherokeewarrior]

Originally Posted by Brynjar ↗

Hear the police, "anybody hurt?"

Jeez Louise man if you can’t handle cops asking a questions mayyybe this isn’t the site for you

[NOUSERNAME]

Dreams by Fleetwood Mac.

"When the rain washes you clean you'll know"....in his case bullets.