SAN ANTONIO – Body camera footage released Monday shows the gunfight that injured both a San Antonio Police officer and a suspect during the serving of an arrest warrant on the North Side last month.
The officer-involved shooting happened around 5 p.m. on June 16 at an apartment complex off Jones Maltsberger Road near Starcrest Drive.
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The newly released video shows the moments four SWAT officers approached a parked vehicle where investigators say 35-year-old Roman Pena was sitting. According to police, officers arrived in an unmarked vehicle shortly to execute the warrant.
Police said officers saw Pena holding a handgun as they pulled in front of his vehicle. Investigators said Pena immediately began firing at the officers, prompting all four SWAT officers to return fire.
During the exchange, Pena was struck multiple times and the SWAT officer was shot once in the leg. They were taken to a hospital for treatment. No bystanders were injured.
Pena was later charged with four counts of aggravated assault against a peace officer.
SAPD identified the officers involved as:
Officer Adel Mokrane, 9 years of serviceOfficer Nathan Bundy, 9 years of serviceOfficer Jose Sahagun, 8 years of serviceOfficer Brandon Pratt, 8 years of service
The San Antonio Police Department’s Shooting Team and Internal Affairs Unit are conducting separate but concurrent investigations into the shooting. As with all officer-involved shootings, the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office is also reviewing the incident.
The release of the body camera footage comes more than a month after the shooting, in keeping with the department’s practice of releasing video after the initial stages of the investigation.