1 dead, 1 in grave condition after shootout with police at Alamo Ranch – WOAI

1 dead, 1 in grave condition after shootout with police at Alamo Ranch  WOAI

SAN ANTONIO – A traffic stop attempt on the South Side just after midnight ended with one man dead and another in critical condition after a pursuit that stretched to Alamo Ranch, where shots were fired. Officers tried to pull over a car on the South Side, but the driver did not stop, prompting a chase. Johnny Perez with SAPOA said, “Our south patrol officers were looking for this vehicle as possible robbery suspects.” Police tracked the vehicle using a helicopter until it stopped at a gated community near Ginger Rise and Wild Pine in the Alamo Ranch subdivision. Police said the passenger got out and tried to open the entrance gate.

When officers confronted him, police said he reached for his gun. “The gun was displayed and the officer had to take action,” Perez said. An officer shot the passenger, killing him. Police said the man who was killed was 36 years old. Police said the driver, a 20-year-old man, was taken to the hospital after he turned the gun on himself. He was listed in critical condition. A woman in the backseat, identified as 20-year-old Destiny Nicole De La Rosa, was not injured. She was booked on wanted person for felony warrants unrelated to the incident. Perez said the officer was forced to make a split-second decision, adding,