Seven police officers were shot during an hourslong armed standoff after responding to a "suicide in progress" call in San Antonio on Wednesday night, authorities said.
Police were called shortly before 8:30 p.m. CST "for a suicide in progress" before a "second call came in for shots being fired" at an apartment complex on Stone Oak Parkway, according to a San Antonio Police Department statement.
At least one of those calls for help came from a family member of the suspect, SAPD Chief William P. McManus told reporters at the scene.
And as officers arrived, "a female exited the apartment stating that the suspect was shooting inside, and he was coming out" according to the police statement.
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The suspect, identified as 46-year-old Brandon Scott Poulos, "then exited the apartment and opened fire on the responding officers, striking one officer in the leg," according to the SAPD.
He then proceeded to shoot six more officers more while barricaded in the property, San Antonio police said.
All seven officers' injuries were not life-threatening and they'll all make "a full recovery," police said. The seven wounded officers have been on the job between four and eight years, police said.
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The suspect took cover back inside the apartment which touched off "several hours of negotiating, and other means to get the suspect to surrender peacefully," SAPD said.
Police evacuated residents from the apartment block who could be safely moved, NBC affiliate WOAI of San Antonio reported.
Officers eventually got to the suspect, who was dead, though it wasn't immediately clear whether he had shot himself or was killed by police.
"SWAT arrived on the scene and the suspect barricaded himself inside the apartment for several hours," Chief McManus said in a video posted to Facebook.
"At the end of the event the suspect was found to be deceased, we don't know if he was shot by a self-inflicted wound or whether or not he was shot by SWAT officers."
Neighbor Joseph Loredo said he heard a loud pop while studying before going to his balcony to see at least two helicopters and hearing more shots.
"When I went outside, I saw one of the SAPD officers had been shot,” he told WOAI. “It looked like a leg wound because they were putting a tourniquet on him and then they dragged him away."
Sheriff's deputies and a SWAT unit eventually joined the first officers to arrive on the scene.
"PD was actually firing back," Loredo said. "The person who's shooting actually shot a few of the officers. So I witnessed this. I saw at least a few of them get shot."
The suspect was arrested on Jan. 18 on two counts of assault and one count of driving while intoxicated, McManus said.
If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or chat live at 988lifeline.org. You can also visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional support.
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