By Jacob Beltran
Source San Antonio Express-News
A man is in critical condition and an officer wounded after a shootout Thursday evening at an intersection north of downtown.
San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said the incident began when a woman called police about a threat from her boyfriend.
"What he said he was going to do was he was going to 'shoot up the place,'" referring to her home, the chief said. "Fortunately, the officer got there before he did."
McManus said the officer was heading to her home when he encountered the man three blocks west of the intersection of Culebra Road and Interstate 10 West.
The man saw police and drove away. But when he got to the Culebra and I-10 intersection, he wrecked his car and crashed into two other vehicles, the chief said. He then tried to carjack another vehicle.
The man then noticed the officer pursuing him and shot him, striking him once in the forearm, McManus said.
The officer returned fire, striking the man three times, including once in the torso and twice in the leg, the chief said.
Both were taken to an area hospital. The man is in critical condition while the officer is stable, McManus said.
No one else was injured in the incident.
McManus didn't name the man, who's in his early 20s, but said there were six warrants out for his arrest, including intent to commit assault, telephone harassment and burglary.
The officer has been with the department for five years and will be placed on administrative duty until he recovers, the chief said.
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