Off-duty jailer shoots intruder

An off-duty jailer shot an intruder at his South Side home late Tuesday, authorities said.

Witnesses told police that Deputy Jose Carrillo, a 17-year veteran, received several calls about 10 p.m. from people alerting him that a man was on his way to his house in the 200 block of East Gerald Avenue on the city's Southwest Side, to start a fight.

Bexar County Sheriff's Office spokesman Paul Berry said Carrillo called 911 to alert police, and while officers were on their way there, the man jumped a fence at his home and charged at Carrillo.

The jailer reportedly fired one shot at the suspect, identified as Jacob Rodriguez, 31, and hit him in the torso. He was taken to San Antonio Military Medical Center in unknown condition.

It was not known early Tuesday why Rodriguez allegedly wanted to start a fight with Carrillo.

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