San Antonio police fatally shoots man who was actively surveilled and committing aggravated robbery
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A man who was being actively surveilled by SAPD’s Robbery Task Force and Street Crimes team on the 1400 block of Cantrell Drive, police said.
Task force officers said Roberto Gonzalez, 34, was seen committing an aggravated robbery at a convenience store. Officers then conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle Gonzalez was in at the intersection of West Harding Boulevard and Clamp Avenue.
The driver, identified as Naomi Garcia, walked out of the vehicle with her arms behind her head, according to police bodycam footage.
After Garcia walked away from the vehicle, Gonzalez — who was in the vehicle’s passenger seat — moved into the driver’s seat and drove away from the scene, according to SAPD’s bodycam video.
Garcia was later taken into custody and was booked into the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on aggravated robbery charges.
Before and after Gonzalez fled the scene, officers were heard in the bodycam video saying that Gonzalez had a weapon with him.
Gonzalez eventually fled from the vehicle on foot. An SAPD helicopter later found Gonzalez along a fence in a wooded area, according to SAPD’s bodycam and helicopter footage.
As the SAPD helicopter and its camera hovered over Gonzalez, the SAPD helicopter pilot told the officers that Gonzalez had a gun in his hand, the footage showed.
After officers on the ground found Gonzalez up against the fence, the bodycam footage showed the officers yelling at Gonzalez to drop his weapon.
SAPD then said Gonzalez raised his weapon toward the officers. The officers responded by firing multiple rounds at Gonzalez. In total, authorities said seven officers opened fire on Gonzalez.