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San Antonio police kill man in trailer park fire, shootout
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio police have shot and killed a man who fired on officers and set his trailer on fire, the city's police chief said.
A SWAT team and other officers were sent to a trailer park on the Texas city's northeast side around 9 p.m. Wednesday after people reported a man firing a gun inside his trailer, Chief William McManus told the San Antonio Express-News.
McManus said the man began shooting out of his trailer at the officers and eventually set it on fire. The man escaped the burning trailer and proceeded to walk around the park firing his gun, McManus told the paper.
The man was eventually confronted by six officers. They exchanged gunfire, the man was hit and he died at the scene, McManus said.
Police did not identify the man, who they said was in his 40s, nor say why he began shooting.
Firefighters extinguished the burning trailer and the six officers involved in his shooting have been placed on leave, McManus said.
Police did not immediately respond to questions from The Associated Press Thursday.
Coronavirus continues to strain Texas hospitals
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The surging coronavirus continued to strain hospitals in Texas Friday, as some hard-hit parts of the state remained under curfews aimed at stemming the spread of COVID-19 over the holiday weekend.
State health authorities reported more than 8,500 Texans hospitalized with COVID-19 Friday, a drop from 8,700 Thursday, but still a more than 50% increase from a month ago. State data show limited intensive-care unit capacity in regions including the Texas Panhandle and El Paso area.
Local leaders in El Paso and San Antonio have issued partial curfews through Monday morning.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 2,473 confirmed cases of COVID-19 Friday and another 51 deaths, sharp drops from the numbers reported Thursday. The reported cases and fatalities often fall immediately after holidays and weekends that delay officials' counts.
The actual number of coronavirus cases is believed to be far higher because many people haven’t been tested and some who get the disease don’t show symptoms.
