Published on August 08, 2023
Release No.: 23-043
SAN ANTONIO (August 8, 2023) - Consistent with our Critical Incident Video Release Procedure, SAPD released video from the officer-involved shooting that occurred on Sunday, July 16, 2023. Below is a brief synopsis of the critical incident.
At approximately 11 p.m., SAPD officers were at the 6900 block of IH-35, after receiving a tip that a suspect wanted for multiple warrants was staying at the hotel. After several hours of conducting surveillance, officers observed the suspect enter the vehicle he was known to drive. A detective, wearing a tactical vest that was labeled with “POLICE” oVn the front and back, quickly approached and ordered the suspect to show his hands. The suspect fled from the detective on foot, at which point the detective observed the suspect holding a gun in his hand. As officers chased the suspect on foot, uniformed officers in two subdued marked patrol vehicles made the location to assist in apprehending the suspect. The suspect continued to run towards the access road. Officers in one of the patrol vehicles saw the suspect running in their direction with a gun in his hand and drew their firearms. The officer driving the vehicle slowed down and shot twice through the windshield of the patrol vehicle, striking the suspect. The suspect, 30-year-old Adrian San Martin, was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. No officers or bystanders were 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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