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SAPD officer describes vehicle firing on patrol unit, pursuit and shots fired at church parking lot
Summary
Officer Philip Himas testified that while parked in a church lot on O'Connor Road he heard a vehicle rev, saw a muzzle flash and was fired upon, then returned fire at a white SUV that later crashed. He identified multiple radio, dash and photo exhibits admitted into evidence.
Officer Philip Himas, a patrol officer with the San Antonio Police Department, testified in detail about an officer-involved shooting that began after he and a probationary officer were parked in a church parking lot near 14335 O'Connor Road.
Himas said he had been on the night shift and was finishing paperwork when a white SUV drove into the lot, "revved" and began to move toward the patrol vehicle. "I would say within 30 to 40 feet, that's when I see a muzzle flash and I hear a shot," Himas told the jury. He said he and the other officer bailed from the vehicle, he drew his weapon and "started shooting at the car." He…
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