Yesterday morning, a security officer at a local shopping center near Rittiman Road and Melton Drive in San Antonio was involved in a shooting with two alleged robbery suspects. FOX San Antonio reports that the incident took place around 2:20 a.m., when the officer was fired upon by the suspects.
The security officer, whose identity has not been disclosed, returned fire after the suspects initiated the altercation. One suspect was shot in the head and is currently listed in critical condition at a local hospital; another fled the scene but was later apprehended by the San Antonio Police Department. According to News 4 San Antonio, the event unfolded after the two men attempted to rob the shopping center.
The condition of the security officer involved in the shooting has not been released, nor have the identities of the suspects. The San Antonio Police Department is conducting an investigation into the incident, as standard protocol in officer-involved shootings.
Details about what was stolen from the shopping center or whether the suspects had weapons other than firearms have not been released. Community members are concerned about the violence, especially given the timing of the incident when few shoppers were around. The shopping center management has not yet issued a statement. Local authorities are still investigating to determine the events leading up to the shooting and whether the security officer's use of force was justified.
