Passenger opened fire in shootout with San Antonio officer

<p>SAN ANTONIO &mdash; San Antonio police on Sunday said it was a passenger in the front seat who opened fire on an officer following a routine traffic stop, leading the wounded officer to fatally shoot the driver and that passenger.</p>
<p>Police had previously said it was the driver of the pickup truck who opened fire on the officer in the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/san-antonio-us-news-8b236192b6be6240daf601320ab6ce48">shootout Friday.</a></p>
<p>Police said Sunday that the medical examiner identified the two men killed as Sammie Joe Barbosa, 33, the driver, and Alex Anthony Garcia, 25, the passenger.</p>
<p>A 22-year-old female passenger was grazed by gunfire and taken to a hospital.</p>
<p>The officer was shot in the hand, police said. Police on Saturday identified that officer as Officer T. Sauvage, a five-year veteran, and did not immediately return messages to The Associated Press on Sunday seeking the officer’s first name. The <a href="https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Officials-identify-San-Antonio-police-officer-16109256.php">San Antonio Express-News</a> reports officials have identified the officer as Tyler John Sauvage.</p>
<p>Police said their investigation has determined that an occupant in the vehicle, whom police did not identify, was told to give the handgun to Garcia, who then shot Sauvage.</p>
<p>Police Chief William McManus has said the officer’s body camera recorded a few minutes of what appeared to be a casual conversation between the officer and the truck’s occupants before the officer was shot.</p>
<p>Police say that after talking with the occupants, the officer requested cover via radio.</p>
<p>Per protocol, the police shooting team and internal affairs will conduct separate but concurrent investigations. The officer will be placed on administrative duty. </p>
<p>A day earlier, a police officer shot and killed a man who <a href="https://apnews.com/article/san-antonio-shootings-police-4ceb3a6a48a91e71d7947f59dcbf08c3">opened fire </a> outside a San Antonio International Airport terminal.</p>