Body cam released when SAPD shoots, kills man who had been firing his gun 'up and down the street'

San Antonio police officers shot and killed a man late Saturday night after he repeatedly fired a gun in a neighborhood south of downtown and raised his weapon toward officers, according to police officials.Show more

Police officials have not released the name of the person who was killed by officers, describing him only as a 42-year-old man.

The shooting occurred in the 100 block of Sonora Street. Officers arrived at the scene about 11 p.m. Saturday, after receiving reports of a “suspicious person with a gun,” San Antonio police Chief William McManus said.

The person had been “walking up and down the block, shooting his handgun,” McManus said.

“You can see the shell casings up and down the block where he was shooting the gun, as reported by neighbors I was talking with,” McManus said.

As two officers approached him, the raised his gun toward them, McManus said. The officers opened fire, striking the man four times, he said.

The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, McManus said. Police officials did not release the names of the officers who were involved in the shooting.