A San Antonio Police officers has died after being shot Sunday morning during a routine traffic stop.
BREAKING: a San Antonio police officer was shot + killed this morning. Authorities say he was targeted. Suspect still on the loose #FoxNews
— Will Carr (@WillCarr) November 20, 2016
A #SanAntonio police officer was shot and killed while writing a traffic ticket right near police headquarters. The suspect got away. #wbz
— Reynold W. Joseph Jr (@wbzreynold) November 20, 2016
The officer was reportedly shot twice, once in the head.
Yes. Shot him twice. Once in the head, then reached back in vehicle and fired again. https://t.co/C57LHWYVEn
— Alicia Neaves (@AliciaNeavesTV) November 20, 2016
Here are more details.
Chief McManus says the officer was targeted and shot twice. He passed away about 30 minutes ago.
— Robert Price (@RobertPriceTV) November 20, 2016
To clarify, officer was sitting in his patrol vehicle writing the ticket when shooter came up to passenger side window and fired twice.
— Robert Price (@RobertPriceTV) November 20, 2016
Shooter pulls up behind officer in a black vehicle. Gets out, shoots officer in the head, then reaches in through window and fires again.
— Robert Price (@RobertPriceTV) November 20, 2016
And here is a description of the suspect, who is still at large.
Police issued new description: black man, 5'7", has beard, hoody, baggy pants, last seen driving this car.
Call 224-STOP if seen. pic.twitter.com/WmrawhYdSn— Andrew Lofholm (@AndrewLofholm) November 20, 2016
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From the San Antonio Police Department.
This is the vehicle scene fleeing headquarters after the shooting. The suspect is described as a black male… https://t.co/pXWjAG7FOr
— San Antonio PD (@SATXPolice) November 20, 2016
Here is a statement by Chief William McManus.
A police officer was shot in the head in his patrol car in Texas this afternoon. Here's the Chief with what happened. #SanAntonio pic.twitter.com/nJeLfAhI3p
— Kaitlin Monte ????? (@kaitlinmonte) November 20, 2016
Our prayers are with the family of this officer.
Editor’s note: Additional tweets have been added to this post.
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