Video Suggests Latino Suspect in San Antonio Shooting Had Hands Raised When Shot
*The sheriff’s version of the incident is that the victim, who they say had harmed an 18 month-old child and a woman, resisted arrest. VL
By Ashley Southall and Many Fernandez, The New York Times
The fatal shooting of a Texas man by sheriff’s deputies in San Antonio last week was captured on video that appears to show he had his hands up when the officers fired.
[pullquote]In the longer video, it is unclear whether Mr. Flores raised one or both of his hands before he was shot. A view of his left arm is blocked by a pole.[/pullquote]The Bexar County Sheriff’s department identified the man on Monday as Gilbert Flores, 41. Officials said he was fatally shot on Friday by deputies responding to a domestic disturbance call around 11:30 a.m. at a home in northwest San Antonio near the Camp Bullis Military Training Reserve.
The video, which was shot from a distance by a passing motorist, was published online in its entirety on Monday by KSAT, a television station. The station had broadcast a portion of the video showing the moments before the shooting on Friday.
“It’s very shocking and looks very bad,” said Nelson Wolff, the county judge and its highest elected official. “I’ve been in this position for 14 years, and I’ve never seen anything like it.”
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