Five San Antonio police officers shot and killed a 69-year-old man on the West Side on Saturday evening, according to the city’s police department.
Officers arrived in the 600 Block of Aurora Avenue around 7:45 p.m. to respond to reports that a man was across the street from his home and waving a handgun, said Acting Police Chief Jesse Salame.
It’s an occurrence that the department was notified of multiple times over the past month, KSAT first reported.
Officers told the man multiple times to drop his weapon. The man did not listen to officers’ commands, despite Salame saying it initially appeared that he would comply.
Salame said the five officers “perceived a threat” and shot at the man. There was no evidence that the 65-year-old fired his weapon, which was loaded. No officers were injured.
All of the involved officers have been placed on administrative duty, Salame said, while they await the results of the investigation.