SAN ANTONIO – Two suspects are in custody Monday after a robbery in a San Antonio shopping mall ended in a shooting that left one man dead and several other people injured, police said.
Police Chief William McManus said the two suspects robbed a jewelry store at the Rolling Oaks Mall on Sunday afternoon. After the two men fled the store, a man described by McManus as a “good Samaritan” tried to stop them.
One of the robbers fatally shot the man, McManus said. A second individual, who was carrying a licensed concealed handgun, then shot and wounded one robber.
The second suspect, who initially fled the scene, was apprehended Sunday night after a car crash in nearby Converse, police said in a statement early Monday. Two weapons were recovered from the suspect.
McManus called the fatal shooting “absolutely senseless.” The victim’s name was not immediately released by authorities.
The second robber fired his weapon as he fled the mall, injuring a man and a woman. They, along with the wounded robber, were taken to a hospital, said San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood.
Two bystanders tried to intervene, one of whom was shot and killed by one of the robbers. The other bystander, who was licensed to carry a concealed firearm, shot and wounded the other suspect, who was later hospitalized, McManus said.
The first robber ran through the mall, firing his gun as he fled, shooting six people.
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San Antonio police said he was caught after crashing a stolen vehicle that contained two guns, and was charged with capital murder and two counts of aggravated assault.
“It’s absolutely senseless. This is the second time that a Good Samaritan was killed trying to intervene in a crime,” McManus said.
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On the day after Thanksgiving, a person who tried to stop a woman from being assaulted was shot to death outside a San Antonio Walmart that was packed with holiday shoppers.
The six shoppers shot on Sunday were hospitalized in undetermined condition, the police chief said. Their identities were not disclosed.
The robber who was shot was in critical condition but expected to survive. Authorities said he would also be charged with capital murder and aggravated assault.
The mall, located in the northwestern part of the city, was locked down while police hunted for the second suspect.
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