Footage released Monday appears to show a 41-year-old man putting his hands in the air moments before two Texas deputies fatally shoot him.
Michael Thomas / KSAT / Via ksat.com
Video released Monday by a Texas television station appears to show deputies fatally shooting a man with his hands up after authorities said they were unable to detain him using non-lethal weapons.
Gilbert Flores, 41, was killed Friday morning after Bexar County Sheriff's deputies Robert Sanchez and Greg Vasquez opened fire while responding to a call for a domestic disturbance. Officials said Flores was armed with a knife when they arrived and officers found a woman with a head wound, holding a baby.
The deputies, who have served in the sheriff's office for more than 10 years, have been placed on paid administrative leave for the duration of the investigation.
Gilbert Flores
Sheriff Susan Pamerleau said deputies struggled with Flores for 20 minutes and tried to take him into custody using a Taser and shield, before he was fatally shot, the San Antonio Express News reported.
"The two deputies attempted to arrest the individual and he resisted," Pamerleau said. "They also tried to use non-lethal weapons to try and detain him and after a lengthy confrontation both deputies fired shots causing the man's death."
An edited portion of the video, which was shot from about 100 feet away by witness Michael Thomas, was first broadcast Friday by KSAT, but did not show the fatal shooting.
The full, unedited video released Monday shows Flores with his shirt-off, running back and fourth in front of his house, before he puts his hands up and is shot by the two deputies. In the video, one of his hands is obstructed by a utility pole.
After being shot, another sheriff's department vehicle arrives, and a deputy appears to roll Flores' body over.
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