An off-duty constable working security at the Alamo Quarry Market shot a man in the head and himself in the hand after confronting the man as he fondled himself in the parking lot this afternoon, police said.
The man, whose identity was not being immediately released, was taken by helicopter to an area hospital. He died around 7 p.m., San Antonio police spokesman Sgt. Gabe Trevino said.
An ambulance was transporting the constable to a local hospital. His injuries were not life-threatening.
The incident occurred at about 4 p.m. in the Quarry parking lot outside of Old Navy and Whole Foods.
Trevino said the Precinct 4 constable responded to a complaint about a man in a black vehicle masturbating in the parking lot.
When the constable confronted the man, he slammed the door shut on the constable's hand and began dragging the officer with him, Trevino said.
The constable then began to fire his weapon, shooting himself once in the hand. He managed to free himself from the car door and shoot the motorist in the head. The motorist had continued driving, slamming the car into other vehicles, Trevino said.
The shooting disrupted business as usual at the Quarry Market.
"People are definitely scared," said Brenna Kuykendall, an employee at Old Navy. "It's very choatic here. There are a ton of police officers. There's a lot of noise and confusion going on."
Kuykendall said she didn't realize what was going on until she heard the wail of the sirens.
"I didn't hear any (gunshots) because at Old Navy our music is so loud," she said.
Kuykendall said police were not allowing any customers to exit the store for safety purposes.
Another shooting in the Quarry Market parking lot, this one just after midnight, took another man's life in February 2002.
The man, whose identity was not being immediately released, was taken by helicopter to an area hospital. He died around 7 p.m., San Antonio police spokesman Sgt. Gabe Trevino said.
An ambulance was transporting the constable to a local hospital. His injuries were not life-threatening.
The incident occurred at about 4 p.m. in the Quarry parking lot outside of Old Navy and Whole Foods.
Trevino said the Precinct 4 constable responded to a complaint about a man in a black vehicle masturbating in the parking lot.
When the constable confronted the man, he slammed the door shut on the constable's hand and began dragging the officer with him, Trevino said.
The constable then began to fire his weapon, shooting himself once in the hand. He managed to free himself from the car door and shoot the motorist in the head. The motorist had continued driving, slamming the car into other vehicles, Trevino said.
The shooting disrupted business as usual at the Quarry Market.
"People are definitely scared," said Brenna Kuykendall, an employee at Old Navy. "It's very choatic here. There are a ton of police officers. There's a lot of noise and confusion going on."
Kuykendall said she didn't realize what was going on until she heard the wail of the sirens.
"I didn't hear any (gunshots) because at Old Navy our music is so loud," she said.
Kuykendall said police were not allowing any customers to exit the store for safety purposes.
Another shooting in the Quarry Market parking lot, this one just after midnight, took another man's life in February 2002.
