The man charged with shooting to death a San Antonio police officer says, “I lashed out at someone who didn’t deserve it.” 31-year old Otis Tyrone McKane (below) spoke to reporters as he was being led by police to the Bexar County Jail Monday. He said he wanted to apologize to the family of the slain detective, Benjamin Marconi.
McKane told police that he was angry with the court system for not letting him see his son. Detective Benjamin Marconi. Marconi was shot Sunday as he sat in his squad car after making a traffic stop involving another driver. (UPDATED 11/22/16 8:07AM)
Current mugshot of Otis Tyrone McKane – suspect who will be charged for killing Det. Ben Marconi of @SATXPolice https://t.co/F5CcAh4bXg pic.twitter.com/MU4ZpAqUtQ
— Stacy Rickard (@stacyrickardTV) November 22, 2016
Meantime, in St. Louis a police officer shot twice in the face Sunday night, has been released from the hospital. The 19-year old suspect was killed in a shootout with police.
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Original post: 11/21/16
Authorities say in San Antonio, Texas, a police detective was killed while writing a ticket in his squad car. They say the gunman pulled behind 50-year-old Detective Benjamin Marconi’s squad car, got out of his vehicle and shot him twice in the head.
UPDATE: San Antonio police release photo of person of interest in officer's murder https://t.co/kv2Htw7Mlj pic.twitter.com/WDmIJT6NvN
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 21, 2016
The suspect, described as a black male, reportedly got back into his vehicle and drove off.
San Antonio Police Officer shot & killed during routine traffic stop.
Prayers. So sad. So wrong. Stand w our Cops. https://t.co/TAbLVDyA6Q
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) November 20, 2016
And in St. Louis, an officer sitting in traffic was shot twice in the face but is expected to survive. Authorities say the gunman had pulled up to the officer’s marked vehicle. The suspect was later killed in a shootout with police. St. Louis police think their suspect was wanted for other violent crimes and feared being recognized.
Two other reported incidents in Gladstone, Missouri and Sanibel, Florida involved police officers, but authorities are not calling the incidents “targeted.”
In Gladstone a police officer and suspect were shot, and the Sanibel officer was shot in the shoulder during a traffic stop Sunday night. He was treated and released.
Source: AP
