One Deputy to Be Placed on Administrative Leave, Sheriff Says
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – Two men suspected of burglarizing vehicles in far west Bexar County died after crashing while attempting to flee deputies early Sunday morning, according to the sheriff’s office.
At around 4 a.m., deputies responded after a caller reported two possible burglars driving near Culebra Road and Kallison Bend.
During a press conference, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said the men were allegedly checking vehicle doors in an early-2000s Toyota that was possibly stolen.
Video footage showed the men entering driveways, testing door handles, and entering vehicles, Salazar said.
A deputy arriving near the intersection of Blacktail Crest and Bonita Bend saw the Toyota, which was "blacked out," and the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed, the sheriff stated.
The deputy activated his overhead lights and attempted to pursue, but reported losing sight of the vehicle.
A second deputy near Culebra Road saw the Toyota speed past him.
When deputies arrived at the crash scene, Salazar said the vehicle had already wrecked, and the men were lying on the ground critically injured. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
"It’s certainly a tragic loss of life," Salazar said. "However, it should also be noted that these young men are deceased, unfortunately, as a result of some very, very poor choices on their part."
Deputies canvassing neighborhoods found vehicles that had been burglarized overnight, the sheriff added.
Salazar said the deputy who activated his lights will be placed on administrative leave and later moved to administrative duty pending the investigation.
Internal Affairs and the Public Integrity Unit are conducting separate, concurrent investigations.
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