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7 San Antonio police officers shot in confrontation with suspect with 3 prior arrests
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Seven San Antonio police officers are recovering after being shot by a suicidal man when they went to help.
SWAT arrived on the scene after all the officers had been shot by the suspect, San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus said.
The suspect, 46-year-old Brandon Poulos, was later found dead inside an apartment after an hours-long standoff on the city’s north side. McManus said it is not known if the suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot or if he died by SWAT gunfire.
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Brandon Scott Poulos, 46, is the man police say injured seven San Antonio police officers during a shootout that started on Jan. 22, 2025. (Bexar County Sheriff’s Office)
Poulos had three arrests on Jan. 18, McManus told reporters early Thursday morning on the scene, “two for assault of offenses and one for DWI.”
Poulos was out on bond when the officer-involved shooting occurred at the Sonterra Heights apartment complex in the 18700 block of Stone Oak Parkway, police said.
The incident began just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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A San Antonio fire department truck is seen where an officer-involved shooting occurred. (KABB FOX 29 News)
Seven San Antonio police officers were wounded in an incident that started Jan. 22, 2025, and did not end until early morning the next day. (KABB FOX 29 News)
“When I went outside, I saw one of SAPD officers had been shot,” apartment complex resident Joseph Loredo told the local TV station. “It looked like a leg wound because they were putting a tourniquet on him and then they dragged him away.”
He caught video of the shootout between officers and the suspect.
The police chief said the original call to police came from a family member.
Six of the seven officers injured were released from the hospital on Thursday, according to a social media post from the department.
The remaining officer is still receiving treatment, but is expected to fully recover, officials said.
“We thank you San Antonio for the love and support you have shown our officers during this time,” the post read. “Please continue to pray for the safety of our officers, that we may each go home at the end of our shifts.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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