This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateLawyers representing sheriff’s deputies who shot and killed a 6-year-old in 2017 offered the boy’s family $100,000 to settle a civil lawsuit — an amount the family described in court records as inadequate.The offer comes about six months after the family of Kameron Prescott filed the suit in federal court, alleging the deputies were reckless and negligent when they fired more than 18 rounds at an unarmed suspect in front of a mobile home owned by the boy’s father.The shooting at a mobile home park in Schertz on Dec. 21, 2017,...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateLawyers representing sheriff’s deputies who shot and killed a 6-year-old in 2017 offered the boy’s family $100,000 to settle a civil lawsuit — an amount the family described in court records as inadequate.The offer comes about six months after the family of Kameron Prescott filed the suit in federal court, alleging the deputies were reckless and negligent when they fired more than 18 rounds at an unarmed suspect in front of a mobile home owned by the boy’s father.The shooting at a mobile home park in Schertz on Dec. 21, 2017,...WW…

Fire Chief Charles Hood on Friday defended his posing for a photo while eating sushi displayed on a mostly nude woman at a firefighter’s birthday party this year, calling it “more or less a family event.”“You walk in the front door and there’s a sushi lady there that I guess is a business, so I stopped and posed and take a picture. That’s it,” Hood said. “It would be like me taking a picture with a flamenco dancer in Vegas or a Spurs dancer at Top Golf where the Spurs dancers happen to be there.”At the same time, Hood apologized to anyone who was offended by the photo taken in January at...…Fire Chief Charles Hood on Friday defended his posing for a photo while eating sushi displayed on a mostly nude woman at a firefighter’s birthday party this year, calling it “more or less a family event.”“You walk in the front door and there’s a sushi lady there that I guess is a business, so I stopped and posed and take a picture. That’s it,” Hood said. “It would be like me taking a picture with a flamenco dancer in Vegas or a Spurs dancer at Top Golf where the Spurs dancers happen to be there.”At the same time, Hood apologized to anyone who was offended by the photo taken in January at...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe FBI’s San Antonio Field Office is reviewing the actions of four San Antonio police officers for possible civil rights infractions at the request of the police chief, weeks after the officers were fired for excessive use of force.If the FBI determines that the officers “willfully” violated the civil rights of suspects while acting under their official governmental authority, the four men could face criminal charges in federal court, though such charges are extremely rare.“Excessive use of force will not be tolerated within this...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe FBI’s San Antonio Field Office is reviewing the actions of four San Antonio police officers for possible civil rights infractions at the request of the police chief, weeks after the officers were fired for excessive use of force.If the FBI determines that the officers “willfully” violated the civil rights of suspects while acting under their official governmental authority, the four men could face criminal charges in federal court, though such charges are extremely rare.“Excessive use of force will not be tolerated within this...WW…

A former San Antonio police officer accused of giving a feces sandwich to a homeless man lost his second bid to get his job back, the city announced Friday.An independent arbitrator upheld Matthew Luckhurst’s dismissal given the egregious nature of the former bike patrol officer’s conduct, the city said.The decision comes nearly four years after San Antonio Police Chief William McManus issued two separate dismissals to Luckhurst, a five-year veteran of the force.In the first incident, officials say Luckhurst gave a homeless man a sandwich containing dog feces. Luckhurst admitted that he...…A former San Antonio police officer accused of giving a feces sandwich to a homeless man lost his second bid to get his job back, the city announced Friday.An independent arbitrator upheld Matthew Luckhurst’s dismissal given the egregious nature of the former bike patrol officer’s conduct, the city said.The decision comes nearly four years after San Antonio Police Chief William McManus issued two separate dismissals to Luckhurst, a five-year veteran of the force.In the first incident, officials say Luckhurst gave a homeless man a sandwich containing dog feces. Luckhurst admitted that he...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA man was shot and killed by San Antonio police after officials say the man pointed a gun at officers, marking the second fatal shooting by SAPD in one week.The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as Victor Sanchez, 44.Officials said the officers went to the apartment complex in the 5600 block of Culebra Road about 11 p.m. Tuesday after someone — it’s unclear who — called to report a burglary.When police arrived, no one answered the door and the apartment was dark, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA man was shot and killed by San Antonio police after officials say the man pointed a gun at officers, marking the second fatal shooting by SAPD in one week.The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as Victor Sanchez, 44.Officials said the officers went to the apartment complex in the 5600 block of Culebra Road about 11 p.m. Tuesday after someone — it’s unclear who — called to report a burglary.When police arrived, no one answered the door and the apartment was dark, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus...WW…