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(NewsNation) — A migrant surviving successful the United States illegally changeable and wounded a Texas constabulary officer during a home unit telephone successful San Antonio connected Sunday, officials confirmed to NewsNation.
Jorge Chacon-Gutierrez, a 25-year-old Venezuelan national, died successful the shootout with San Antonio Police Department officers, Fox News reported.
Police Chief William McManus said officers responded to the home unit call astir 3 a.m. successful the 1300 artifact of Patricia Drive and learned that a pistillate successful her 20s had been assaulted by her boyfriend. He said SWAT was connected the scene.
“When officers went into the apartment, helium was lying successful furniture with a firearm by his broadside and helium started shooting astatine the officers. The officers returned occurrence and exited the apartment. One of our officers was changeable aggregate times, and she is presently successful the hospital," McManus said portion giving an update connected the scene.
He added that the SWAT squad entered the flat and recovered the fishy dormant aft the shooting, though it's unclear if officers killed him oregon if helium died by suicide.
Three officers were progressive successful the archetypal shooting, and the pistillate was not earnestly injured, McManus said.
Law enforcement discovered that Chacon-Gutierrez was arrested by Border Patrol aft crossing illegally into Eagle Pass, Texas, in November 2023, according to Fox News. He was released into the U.S. with a tribunal day acceptable for April 2026.
