San Antonio police fatally shoot man at downtown hotel
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Officers responding to a report of a suspicious person armed with a gun have shot and killed a man at a downtown San Antonio hotel.
Bike patrol and other officers encountered the man early Tuesday on the seventh floor of an Embassy Suites.
Lt. Ricky Lopez told the San Antonio Express-News that officers confronted the man and the situation escalated, resulting in officers firing on the man. It's not clear what happened to prompt police to shoot, and authorities have not said whether the man was in fact armed.
The investigation into the matter continues.
The incident drew a heavy police presence downtown, with some blocks closed to traffic.
No other details have been made available.