By Police1 Staff
SAN ANTONIO — Newly released video shows a confrontation between two Bexar County sheriff’s deputies and a suspect that ended in a fatal shooting, KSAT reported.
The video shows the moments before 41-year-old Gilbert Flores was shot outside a residence.
The ten-year veteran deputies involved, Greg Vasquez and Robert Sanchez, were placed on paid administrative leave after the shooting.
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and District Attorney’s office are investigating whether the shooting was justified, The New York Times reported.
“Certainly, what’s in the video is a cause for concern,” Sheriff Susan Pamerleau said at a news conference attended by the publication. “But it’s important to let the investigation go through its course so that we can ensure a thorough and complete review of all that occurred of the evidence and the actions of the officers.”
Pamerleau told the publication Flores had harmed an 18-month-old child and a woman who was found inside the residence with a cut on her face. Deputies had tried to arrest the suspect,but he was not responding to non-lethal force, which included deploying a TASER.
“After a lengthy confrontation, both deputies fired shots, causing the man’s death,” Pamerleau told the publication.
An investigation is ongoing.