Early Sunday morning, police in San Antonio, Texas, responded to a home after reports of a domestic violence incident.
After officers entered the home, they found Jorge Chacon-Gutierrez, 25, a Venezuelan national in the United States illegally, lying in bed with a rifle.
Chacon-Gutierrez opened fire on the officers, who returned fire, wounding a female officer.
Chacon-Gutierrez was killed during the encounter, but it has yet to be determined if it was from the returned fire or if it was self-inflicted.
According to Fox News, law enforcement officers shared that Chacon-Gutierrez was apprehended by Border Patrol after crossing illegally into Eagle Pass, Texas, in November 2023.
He was then released into the U.S. without any bond or conditions and given a court date set for April 2026.
Reporter Bull Melugin shared the following on X:
SCOOP: Per multiple law enforcement sources, the suspect who shot a San Antonio police officer w/ a rifle this morning is a Venezuelan illegal alien who was caught by Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, TX last November & was released into the US w/ his next court date in April 2026.
Per sources, San Antonio PD officers were responding to a domestic violence call just after 3am. When they made entry, 25-year-old Jorge Chacon-Gutierrez was laying in bed with a rifle, and opened fire on officers. The officers returned fire, then retreated. Chacon-Gutierrez is now dead, unclear if from return fire or suicide.
Per sources, the SAPD officer was shot multiple times, had surgery this morning, and she is expected to survive.
I’ve reached out to ICE for formal comment. More to come when I get it.
SCOOP: Per multiple law enforcement sources, the suspect who shot a San Antonio police officer w/ a rifle this morning is a Venezuelan illegal alien who was caught by Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, TX last November & was released into the US w/ his next court date in April 2026.… pic.twitter.com/Z9xScZZwoQ
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) July 28, 2024
Sources independently confirm the below information regarding 25 y/o Jorge Jose Chacon-Gutierrez from Venezuela—He was given a court hearing in April of 2026 in San Antonio after crossing in Eagle Pass, Texas on November 15th, 2023.
via DHS source https://t.co/4cTdXz8Jr0 pic.twitter.com/44Xd5X0qv5
— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) July 28, 2024
The officer, who was shot multiple times, underwent surgery Sunday morning and is expected to recover.
