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. I always hate seeing this , no matter what city it happens in.
. I always hate seeing this , no matter what city it happens in.
Sorry to hear this. Glad he took out the perp as well.
oh no...
i just saw a little bit on the tv at the health club...
i don't think zstomp is in one of those special units yet, right?
Don't think so.
Villas of St. Moritz apartment complex.
They're saying this is related to the shooting at Sundance apartments yesterday afternoon.
The media's just waiting on notification before releasing the officer's name.
11-year veteran of the SAPD. ROP Detective in plainclothes.
Suspect was 35-years old.
Officer was Hispanic.
Very sad, indeed. They put their lives on the line everyday, you just never expect to hear it.
A friend of mine was killed in the line of duty back in 1990.
Dangit. I know a few 10 year vets too.
So young. I hate hearing this crap, also. I have a deep respect for our boys in blue.
My heart skipped since a friend is a detective, but he's not hispanic, so a sigh of relief.
Terrible tragedy.
I hate when something like this happens. My family is friends with a Police Officer and if something like this happened to him it would be devastating. My thought are with our men...
His name will soon be added here:
SAPD Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
I just read the article. Wow. That is sad. Middle of the day too.
God bless him and his family.
God bless him and his great service to our community.
A true hero.
wow, this happened just down the road from my apartment
Update: Link to Story
UPDATED: Officer, suspect dead following shootout at apartment complex
Web Posted: 09/21/2007 05:05 PM CDT
Moises Mendoza, San Antonio Express-News
and KENS 5 Eyewitness News
A San Antonio police officer and a suspect are dead this afternoon after gunfire erupted at a Northwest Side apartment complex in the 7200 block of Lamb Road.
Officials with the San Antonio Police Department have confirmed that Detective Mario Moreno, an 11-year SAPD veteran, died in the line of duty. He had been promoted in June. He leaves behind his wife and two children under the age of five. "I'm heartbroken right now," Police Chief William McManus said at the scene. "I'm heartbroken."
"It draws the department closer together," he later added. "It is a stark wakeup call."
Police have not released the name of the suspect.
The shootings occurred shortly before 2 p.m. as a group of uniformed officers and detectives were investigating an incident from the previous day in which a man shot his girlfriend in the leg, police said.
A woman called police and said that she would help officers arrest the man by showing them where he was in the complex.
After arriving at the apartments, officers spotted a man who ran from them. Following a brief chase, the man, carrying a shotgun, turned around and fired, police said.
Moreno was struck in the face. Other officers returned fire, killing the man. Police said the suspect was 35 years old and had warrants outstanding related to Thursday's shooting.
Moreno was taken to University Hospital, where a somber scene played out this afternoon as a group of more than 10 uniformed police officers were ushered into the emergency room. After about 15 minutes, they emerged from the room in tears. At least two officers braced themselves against a hospital wall and wept.
"Fortunately it doesn't happen very often," remarked one sobbing female officer. "But when it does...", she said, not finishing her thought.
McManus said he believes the meeting at the apartment complex was adequately planned and that there was enough backup.
"These things happen in a flash," he said. "You can't plan for everything that could happen."
Joseph Austin mings, a 19-year-old apartment resident, said he was getting ready to go on a date when he went outside and saw the officers. He said he heard two to three gunshots and then went back inside.
"It's always seemed safe here," mings said. "It's a gated community. You would never expect anything like this to happen here."
Hopefully a fund will be set up for the kids, and be posted a link to it here so we can help out.
That's so frickin' sad! Two children under 5
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