Univ. of the Incarnate Word police officer involved in fatal shooting of student in traffic stop
SAN ANTONIO — A University of the Incarnate Word police officer shot and killed a motorist during a traffic stop Friday morning near the campus.
The man was identified as Robert Cameron Redus, 23, a UIW student, Lt. Cindy Pruitt of the Alamo Heights Police Department said at a news conference. Police did not release the identity of the five-year veteran officer, but said the officer is about 35.
According to Pruitt, the traffic stop occurred when the officer noticed Redus speeding and driving his Ford Ranger pickup erratically on Broadway. He was not on campus, Pruitt said. The UIW officer was in a marked pickup truck.
Pruitt said both vehicles drove north on Broadway until they pulled into the parking lot of the Treehouse Apartments at Broadway Street and Arcadia Place around 2 a.m., at which point they both got out of the vehicles and became involved in a struggle. The officer radioed for help during the struggle and Redus was shot multiple times.
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