Police Officer Not Expected To Survive, Another In Critical Condition After San Antonio Shooting (Video)

SAN ANTONIO, TX — Two San Antonio police officers are in "very critical" condition Thursday afternoon after being shot north of downtown, the chief of police said.

In a subsequent press conference, San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus said two officers stopped a pair of suspects along Evergreen Street at the intersection with Howard Street at around 3:15 p.m., when one of them opened fire on them as soon as they exited the car. The officers returned fire, killing the suspect after shooting him in the head. The second suspect was promptly detained.

One of the officers was hit in the head and the other in the upper torso, McManus said. McManus later told reporters the officer who was hit in the face is not expected to survive. The officer hit in the chest was in critical condition as of Thursday evening, but expected to survive, the chief said. McManus noted the officer was wearing body armor at the time.

Students at nearby San Antonio College reportedly were sent a campus-wide alert warning of an armed person on campus. But by around 4:20 p.m., the lock-down was lifted and the campus was given the all-clear.

McManus had no further details to provide.

Patch will update this developing story as more details are made available.

The incident marked the second officer-involved shooting in San Antonio in less than a year. In November, Benjamin Marconi, 50, was killed outside of police headquarters in downtown San Antonio. Marconi was a 20-year veteran of the force.

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