Suspect shot and killed by SAPD after standoff on Southwest Side

San Antonio police work at a scene Friday September 23, 2016 at Humboldt and Somerset on the city's southwest side where a standoff with police took place. The house where the event took place is on the 700 block of Humboldt. less San Antonio police work at a scene Friday September 23, 2016 at Humboldt and Somerset on the city's southwest side where a standoff with police took place. The house where the event took place is on the 700 ... more Photo: John Davenport, San Antonio Express-News Photo: John Davenport, San Antonio Express-News Image 1 of / 18 Caption Close Suspect shot and killed by SAPD after standoff on Southwest Side 1 / 18 Back to Gallery

A 30-year-old man who allegedly approached an officer with a raised gun was shot dead by a San Antonio police officer after an hour-long standoff on the Southwest Side on Friday, said SAPD Chief William McManus.

At about 4:45 p.m., a woman called 911 to report that her sister’s boyfriend had threated to shoot her, officials said. The suspect then broke into a “random” house in the 700 block of Humboldt Street to hide, where he was surrounded by SWAT officers.

After the man initially barricaded himself in the house and refused to speak with officers for an hour, he eventually emerged out of the back door of the residence with his gun drawn and approached a nearby officer, who opened fire, McManus said.

That officer, a two-year veteran, has been placed on administrative duty as SAPD continues to investigate, added McManus, noting that the officer had “no other alternative” than to open fire on the suspect.

“The suspect advanced out of the back door towards the officer, who told him to stop and drop the gun several times,” McManus said. “(The officer) was then compelled to fire.”

RELATED: Man killed by Charlotte police, had troubled S.A. history

The two women who called police weren’t the only lives at risk before the standoff, according to police. The suspect confronted and threatened at least three occupants of the house that he broke into on Humboldt. Two of those occupants fled the house, unharmed, before officers arrived on scene, according to police reports. The suspect pulled a gun on the third, who remained behind to call 911, before that occupant also safely fled the premises.

SAPD was also able to safely evacuate families from houses surrounding the scene, McManus noted. “From everything we’ve seen and looked at here, the officer didn’t have any choice,” he said. “Unfortunately, officers are required to use deadly force in that situation.”

Video of the incident was not immediately available because the officer involved in the shooting was not wearing a body camera, according to police. Still, McManus noted that SAPD is in the process of issuing cameras to all its officers in its Southeast Substation, and pointed out that at least one other officer in the area was wearing a camera, which might have video of the encounter, though this footage has yet to be examined.

As with any officer-involved shootings in San Antonio, area witnesses were taken downtown to give written accounts of the incident. This information will be reviewed by the district attorney’s office, after which officials will make a determination as to whether to allow the officer to return to duty, McManus explained.

“You hate to see it happen,” McManus said of the shooting. “Officers don’t look for those kind of encounters — those encounters find them, and unfortunately in situations like this, the officer is sworn to protect himself or herself, or a third party.”

Check mysa.com for updates as this story unfolds.

Jgerlach@express-news.net

@jt_gerlach