The officers went to an apartment in San Antonio and were shot by a barricaded man, who was found dead, the authorities said.

After a witness reported a man trying to get into a woman's car, the suspect attacked a reponding police officer in her idling squad car and was shot by another officer, police said.

Seven San Antonio, Texas police officers were shot by a barricaded suspect, the city's police chief said. The suspect was found dead from a gunshot wound.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Seven San Antonio police officers were shot while responding to a “suicide in progress” call and the suspect was later found dead inside an apartment after a standoff, the city’s police chief said.

Brandon Scott Poulos, who shot and wounded seven police officers, had been arrested and released on bond just three days before the shooting.