Bodycam: Texas Police Officer Injured in SWAT Warrant Shootout

San Antonio police video footage captures a shootout that erupted when a SWAT unit served an arrest warrant, including an officer firing through a cruiser windshield after a suspect allegedly opened fire.

What to Know

  • San Antonio police released body camera footage showing a June 16 shootout that erupted when SWAT officers attempted to serve an arrest warrant on Roman Pena, 35.
  • Investigators said Pena opened fire after officers in an unmarked vehicle approached him and saw he was armed, leading to an exchange of gunfire in which an officer fired through a cruiser windshield.
  • A police officer suffered a graze wound to the upper thigh and Pena was struck in the hand and shoulder; Pena now faces four counts of aggravated assault against a peace officer.

San Antonio police released body camera footage of a shootout with a suspect while serving an arrest warrant last month that injured an officer and the gunman.

The incident happened shortly after 5 p.m. June 16 when four SWAT unit officers were trying to execute an arrest warrant on a 35-year-old suspect identified as Roman Pena, the police department stated in a news release. When officers in an unmarked vehice approached Pena inside his parked vehicle, they saw he had a gun.

Pena began shooting at police, and the officers returned fire. In the body camera footage, one officer is seen firing through a cruiser's windshield during the exchange.

Pena and an officer were struck in the shooting. A round grazed the officer in the upper thigh, and Pena was in the hand and shoulder.

Both were rushed to hospital, but no details were released on their conditions. No one else was injured in the shooting. 

Pena faces four counts of aggravated assault against a peace officer. Police were originally arresting him on a prohibited weapons charge.

The shooting is under investigation.

About the Author

Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.
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