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Sammie Barbosa and Álex García killed in a shootout with police (PHOTOS)

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  • Álex García and Sammie Barbosa were killed in a shootout.
  • Police stopped them for a traffic violation.
  • A video of the incident was released.

Álex García and Sammie Barbosa were shot and killed by Texas police after a routine traffic stop.

The San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) released video of the shootout with García and Barbosa, who admitted they had smoked marijuana.

On Sunday, April 16, 2021, at 11:27 a.m., a SAPD officer spotted a blue Ford Ranger pickup that was allegedly speeding and attempted to pull over the vehicle.

Alex García and Sammie Barbosa are shot by police

Alex Garcia and Sammie Barbosa
Sammie Barbosa and Álex García were killed in a shootout with police. (PHOTO: San Antonio Police Department)

According to the video provided by the SAPD, the officer stopped the truck in front of 2400 Pinn Road, in the Lackland Terrace neighborhood of San Antonio.

The video of the shootout contains violent explicit images and discretion is recommended so that it is not viewed by minors.

When the officer approaches the driver, he asks for his license, insurance and to turn off the vehicle.

At one point the SAPD officer asks the driver to remove the keys from the ignition and put them where he can see them. The driver was identified as Sammie Barbosa, 33, and Álex García, 25, was the passenger.

Alex García and Sammie Barbosa admit to having smoked marijuana

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PHOTO: San Antonio Police Department

Sammie Barbosa asks the SAPD officer why he asks him to remove the keys and put them where he can see them and the officer replies that it is for everyone’s safety.

In addition, the officer then tells him that he needs both men to get out of the vehicle because he smelled marijuana.

Barbosa then admits that they had smoked before getting into the car.

The patrolman insists Sammie Barbosa and Álex García get out of the vehicle.

Alex García starts shooting at police

Alex Garcia Sammie Barbosa
PHOTO: San Antonio Police Department

Suddenly, without any warning or provocation, Álex García takes out a gun and begins firing at the police officer.

Frantically the officer fires back. However, he is wounded in the hand so he drops his gun and runs for cover.

The officer then uses his radio to call for help and says that he is injured.

According to initial forensic expert reports, Sammie Barbosa was not armed and was caught in the crossfire.

A woman was also in the truck

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PHOTO: San Antonio Police Department

A woman was in the blue Ford Ranger, but was not injured.

The officer who made the traffic stop notices that they are no longer shooting at him but he continues to fire his weapon.

The back window of the truck Sammie Barbosa and Álex García were in was shot out.

Then the officer reloads and fires another round at them.

Alex García and Sammie Barbosa are killed at the scene

Alex Garcia Sammie Barbosa
PHOTO: San Antonio Police Department

The SAPD officer realizes that his radio has been rendered useless and orders bystanders to call police.

Sammie Barbosa and Álex García who, according to the SAPD, had a criminal record for various crimes, were killed at the scene .

Police did not reveal what crimes they had on their record in Bexar County in San Antonio, Texas.

The woman was injured but did not press charges.

The tragedy began with a routine traffic stop

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PHOTO: San Antonio Police Department

William McManus, Head of SAPD, said that what started as a «routine traffic stop turned into something totally out of the ordinary.»

While agents from the Internal Affairs Division are investigating the shootout, the SAPD officer involved in the shooting deaths of Álex García and Sammie Barbosa was put on administrative leave.

The San Antonio City Council in Texas ordered William McManus, release all police footage of the incident.

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said in a press release that he was «pleased» with the fact that the SAPD has released the videos and assured that he hopes that in the future footage will be revealed «in a more timely manner.»

Ten San Antonio police shootings in a year

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PHOTO: San Antonio Police Department

The SAPD’s own records, consulted by MundoHispánico, detail that from June 10, 2020 to June 15, 2021, the department’s officers have been involved in ten fatal shootings with civilians.

Most of those killed by officers have been Hispanic.

The most recent case occurred at midnight on Friday, June 3, 2021, when SAPD officers confronted Kolton Mitchell Chavez, 18, after they answered a call for a disturbance at 2300 Castroville.

When the officers arrived, the young man took out a knife and advanced towards the officers who shot him.

The death of Kolton Michael Chávez

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PHOTO: San Antonio Police Department

After the Kolton Mitchell Chávez was wounded by police, the SAPD officers called paramedics.

He died of his injuries.

So far, the Bexar County Prosecutor’s Office has not responded to MundoHispánico’s request to find out if the SAPD officer who killed Álex García and Sammie Barbosa will face any type of criminal consequences if it is determined he used excess force.

To see a video of the incident click HERE.

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