Venezuelan illegal immigrant shoots and wounds Texas police officer, dies in shootout

Officers from the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) responded to a domestic disturbance at approximately 3:00 a.m. and found Chacon-Gutierrez lying in his bed armed with a rifle. The suspect reportedly opened fire on the officers, striking a female officer multiple times. 

SAPD Chief William McManus told News4 San Antonio that officers were answering a 911 call from a woman who said Chacon-Gutierrez assaulted her.

The suspect's identity was revealed by San Antonio-based conservative talk show host Joe "Pags" Pagliarulo in a post to X. The document he shared noted that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) previously detained him in November 2023 in Eagle Pass, TX, and referenced an SAPD case number matching the case involving Sunday's shootout.

Reports from WOAI/KABB confirmed that Chacon-Gutierrez was given a notice to appear at a later date and was released from CBP custody without any conditions of bond or release citing ICE records.