NEW DELHI: A 42-year-old Indian-origin man, Sachin Sahoo, was shot by San Antonio police officer on April 21 after he hit two officers with his vehicle while they were attempting to arrest him in connection with an aggravated assault case.
Sahoo, originally from Uttar Pradesh, was declared dead at the scene. According to PTI sources, he may have been a naturalized US citizen.Preliminary investigation suggests that officers were called to a home in Cheviot Heights, San Antonio, just before 6:30 pm on April 21, responding to a report of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
Upon reaching the spot, the cops found a 51-year-old woman deliberately hit by a vehicle driven by Sahoo, who had fled the scene. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, and San Antonio Police Detectives issued a felony arrest warrant for Sahoo.
Later that evening, neighbours alerted the police that Sahoo had returned to the original location. When officers arrived and tried to contact him, he struck two of them with his vehicle. One officer discharged his weapon, hitting Sahoo, who was “pronounced deceased on scene.” One officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment, while the other was treated at the scene. No one else was harmed during the incident, which remains under investigation.
Police Chief Bill McManus stated that Sahoo had run over his roommate with his vehicle, leaving her in critical condition and requiring multiple surgeries.
Officers had gone to Sahoo’s known location to arrest him based on the issued warrant. When they found him, he got into his car and managed to squeeze through the police vehicles blocking his driveway, hitting the officers in the process. The other officer fired at Sahoo to stop him. The police have yet to review the bodycam footage to determine further details.
Sahoo’s ex-wife, Leah Goldstein, revealed that he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and exhibited symptoms of schizophrenia. “He suffered the past ten years with bipolar disorder,” Goldstein said. “He also had symptoms of schizophrenia.” She described Sahoo as a great father who provided for their family while she was a stay-at-home mom for many years.
“He couldn’t understand what was wrong with him,” she said in the news report. “He would hear voices. And hallucinate and just hear voices and just get stuck in his own mind.”
(With agency inputs)
Sahoo, originally from Uttar Pradesh, was declared dead at the scene. According to PTI sources, he may have been a naturalized US citizen.Preliminary investigation suggests that officers were called to a home in Cheviot Heights, San Antonio, just before 6:30 pm on April 21, responding to a report of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
Upon reaching the spot, the cops found a 51-year-old woman deliberately hit by a vehicle driven by Sahoo, who had fled the scene. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, and San Antonio Police Detectives issued a felony arrest warrant for Sahoo.
Later that evening, neighbours alerted the police that Sahoo had returned to the original location. When officers arrived and tried to contact him, he struck two of them with his vehicle. One officer discharged his weapon, hitting Sahoo, who was “pronounced deceased on scene.” One officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment, while the other was treated at the scene. No one else was harmed during the incident, which remains under investigation.
Police Chief Bill McManus stated that Sahoo had run over his roommate with his vehicle, leaving her in critical condition and requiring multiple surgeries.
Officers had gone to Sahoo’s known location to arrest him based on the issued warrant. When they found him, he got into his car and managed to squeeze through the police vehicles blocking his driveway, hitting the officers in the process. The other officer fired at Sahoo to stop him. The police have yet to review the bodycam footage to determine further details.
Sahoo’s ex-wife, Leah Goldstein, revealed that he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and exhibited symptoms of schizophrenia. “He suffered the past ten years with bipolar disorder,” Goldstein said. “He also had symptoms of schizophrenia.” She described Sahoo as a great father who provided for their family while she was a stay-at-home mom for many years.
“He couldn’t understand what was wrong with him,” she said in the news report. “He would hear voices. And hallucinate and just hear voices and just get stuck in his own mind.”
(With agency inputs)
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