7 cops shot in San Antonio while responding to call for help from apartment

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Seven police officers have been shot after responding to a call late Wednesday about a family member in distress and needing immediate help at an apartment in San Antonio, police said.

However, as police responded to the scene, they were shot one after the other in succession, according to San Antonio Police Chief Bill McManus.

The suspect was found shot dead in the apartment after a standoff for several hours, McManus said. They are still investigating whether it was self-inflicted or from the SWAT team that was called in, he said.

All of the officers are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.

The first officer who responded was shot in the lower extremities while the second officer shot shortly after, police said.

A third responding officer subsequently arrived on scene and was shot before a fourth officer responded and was struck by a bullet in the upper torso, police confirmed.

No further details were given on the other three officers.

The identities of the police officers involved have not yet been released but McManus said that each of them had between four to eight years of experience on the force.

The suspect -- a male in his 40s -- has not yet been identified by police.

Police said that the suspect involved in the shooting had been arrested on Jan. 18 for two charges of assault and a driving while intoxicated charge. He was currently out on bond, McManus said.

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