A woman was shot and killed by an SAPD officer after she brandished a gun in the city’s northwest neighborhood, the chief says.

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio police officer shot a woman after she pointed a gun at them in the northwest neighborhood, according to SAPD Chief William McManus.

The incident happened just before 6 p.m. Thursday on Medical Drive, near Babcock Road. McManus said officers received a call about a suspicious person brandishing a firearm.

When officers arrived on scene, they found a woman with a gun. When they approached her, she pointed the gun at them and an officer shot her, hitting her in the abdomen, McManus said.

McManus added that the woman was taken to hospital and is currently in surgery.

At this time, the woman’s identity is unknown and any charges she may face are pending.

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