Critical Incident: Officer Involved Shooting - May 27, 2023

Published on June 17, 2023

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Release No.: 23-035

San Antonio - (June 17, 2023) – Consistent with our Critical Incident Video Release Procedure, SAPD released video from the officer-involved shooting that occurred on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Below is a brief synopsis of the critical incident.

At approximately 11 p.m., officers responded to calls regarding an individual shooting a gun in a residential neighborhood in 100 block of Sonora. Officers located the suspect who had a gun in his hand and gave him verbal commands to drop the gun. The suspect then raised the firearm and pointed the gun towards the officers. Two officers fired their weapons, striking the suspect multiple times. The suspect, 42-year-old Arturo Fuentes was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. No one else was injured during the incident.

As with all officer involved shootings, the District Attorney’s Office is reviewing the incident.

See below for direct links to the narrated and raw video version of this incident.

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