A shooter opened fire outside San Antonio International Airport — but was shot dead by a “hero” cop before anyone was hurt Thursday afternoon.
“The officer who stopped this saved a lot of lives,” San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said.
“This guy had a full box of ammunition, he had a .45-caliber handgun he was shooting at the direction of the terminal, at the police officer, and behind him. We were very lucky not to have a lot of people injured or killed during this event.”
The airport was locked down, but no one there was seriously injured.
The suspect drove into the airport arrivals terminal roadway going the wrong way at 2:30 p.m.
When confronted by a San Antonio Park Police officer in the road, the driver got out of his car and fired at the cop and at the building “indiscriminately,” McManus said.
The cop — an 11-year veteran of the department working overtime at the airport — returned fire, gunning down the shooter.
“The officer in my opinion was a hero today, saved a lot of lives that could have been lost by this actvie shooter,” McManus said.
McManus said the shooter was known to police and had “mental health issues.” Police believe he had been firing shots off a highway overpass earlier in the day.
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