Seven police officers in San Antonio, Texas, were shot after responding to a call about a “suicide in progress” on Wednesday night.
Police were contacted by a family member of the suspect, NBC News reported, who has since been identified as 46-year-old Brandon Scott Poulos. When the first officers arrived at the apartment complex, a woman said there was a man inside who was shooting, WOAI reported.
Poulos then reportedly walked out of the apartment and began shooting, hitting one officer in the leg. The suicidal man then shot six more officers while barricaded inside the property, NBC reported. The seven wounded officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect died during the encounter, but it is unclear whether he shot himself or was shot by police, the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) told NBC.
During the encounter, police evacuated residents from the apartment building, and resident Joseph Loredo told WOAI that he first heard a pop before hearing other noises and recognizing them as gunfire. He ran from his apartment and found an officer on the ground.
“When I went outside, I saw one of SAPD officers had been shot,” Loredo told the outlet. “It looked like a leg wound because they were putting a tourniquet on him and then they dragged him away.”
“I caught on video when [police] was actually firing back,” Loredo added. “Then I saw the [shooter] actually shoot a few of the officers. I witnessed this. That is when SAPD actually returned fire.”