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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe Bexar County District Attorney's Office says its review of the shooting outside a strip club that left an off-duty San Antonio police officer wounded and another person paralyzed has been closed with no charges filed.The shootout between Officer Dezi Rios and Demontae Walker erupted May 29 in the parking lot of AllStars Gentlemen's Club in the 9400 block of Interstate 10. It left Walker paralyzed and Rios with six gunshot wounds to the lower half of his body.A grand jury last year dismissed charges against Walker. The district attorney's office said Tuesday that Rios, who received a 15-day suspension in connection with the incident, wasn't facing charges either. The case has been closed.According to district attorney and police records, the incident began shortly after Rios left a cadet graduation dinner at Ajuua, a Mexican restaurant on the Northwest Side, during which he consumed, by his own estimate, about five mixed drinks. At about 9:30 p.m., he sped past Walker off Interstate 10 onto the Wurzbach Road exit. Rios and Walker both pulled into the AllStar's parking lot.Walker was taking his cousin, Destiny Rhodes, to work at the club, and Rios told detectives he was looking for his phone to call his wife, though SAPD Internal Affairs investigators later determined he had lied to detectives and had actually intended on visiting the club that night, according to records obtained by .FIND OUT FIRST:&nbsp;Get San Antonio breaking news directly to your inbox&nbsp;Walker, a firearm enthusiast who often carried a pistol on him, told investigators he put his pistol in his pocket and went to check on Rios to see if he was okay."It was just a coincidence that we went to the same parking lot," Walker later told a detective from his hospital room. "So, I'm guessing he thought like, I wanted to fight or something."Rios later told investigators a different story, claiming Walker had been aggressive with him."Hey, motherf----r, you know you almost killed me back there?" Walker said, according to Rios' statement to detectives."Obviously, I f-----g didn't because you're still here," Rios said he retorted. "You're a f-----g dumbass for pulling over. Get the f--k out of here."At some point during the argument, Walker saw Rios reach for something near his waist, so he opened fire, aiming for Rios's lower extremities in an effort to avoid killing him, he told detectives. Walker then ran back to his car and phoned 911, but before he could report the shooting, Rios returned fire, striking him several times and grazing Rhodes in the head.All three were taken to University Hospital for treatment. Walker was paralyzed from the waist down and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon,&nbsp;one charge relating to Rios's injuries, and one related to Rhodes, though he did not shoot her. A grand jury later dismissed the charges.Rios suffered six gunshot wounds. He made a full recovery and is currently working light administrative duty until he's able to return to full service patrol, according to the San Antonio Police Department.RELATED:&nbsp;Rios was issued a 15-day suspension for the road rage dispute and being intoxicated "to the extent that he was rendered unfit to report for duty." He was not punished for the alleged lies he told to police detectives. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus, who is ultimately responsible for sustaining or dismissing IA investigators' findings, declined to comment on why Rios was not punished for the violation.&nbsp;Text "NEWS" to 77453 for breaking news alerts from mySA.comCaleb Downs covers crime in San Antonio and Bexar County. Read him&nbsp;,&nbsp;, and&nbsp;,&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe Bexar County District Attorney's Office says its review of the shooting outside a strip club that left an off-duty San Antonio police officer wounded and another person paralyzed has been closed with no charges filed.The shootout between Officer Dezi Rios and Demontae Walker erupted May 29 in the parking lot of AllStars Gentlemen's Club in the 9400 block of Interstate 10. It left Walker paralyzed and Rios with six gunshot wounds to the lower half of his body.A grand jury last year dismissed charges against Walker. The district...

DA closes review of shooting outside strip club involving off-duty SAPD officer

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