The first incident happened just after 4 p.m. inside a VIA bus.
Two officers were called about an armed man who was on a bus traveling on San Pedro Avenue near West Olmos, according to VIA Transit Police Chief Mark Witherell.
Witherell said that when the VIA Transit officers arrived and boarded the bus, “something transpired” and officers opened fire on the man, killing him. He did not elaborate on what transpired. He said four to six others were on board the bus at the time but no one else was injured.
The shooting investigation will be conducted by the San Antonio Police Department. A new SAPD policy calls for body camera footage of police shootings to be released within 60 days, or for the department to provide a reason for withholding the video. In the past, body cam footage has contradicted local law enforcement s preliminary statements about certain shootings.
Police: Suspect fatally shot by VIA Transit Police after altercation on bus
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Police Fatally Shoot Armed Man Riding San Antonio Bus
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