I hope they’ve got him. Thoughts and prayers for Officer Marconi’s family and fellow officers.
Update to this story…
Breaking:
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio police have arrested a suspect in the fatal ambush shooting of SAPD Det. Benjamin Marconi, according to a police source.
A SWAT team pulled over a vehicle on Interstate 10 East near Ackerman Road around 4:20 p.m. and made the arrest. A female and child also were inside the vehicle, the source said.
Police have called a press conference at 5:15 p.m. Check back for more on this developing story.
Marconi, 50, was shot and killed Sunday around 11:45 a.m. Sunday during a traffic stop near SAPD headquarters in downtown. Marconi was issuing a traffic citation when a black vehicle pulled up behind his patrol car, police said.
The suspect in the black vehicle walked up to Marconi’s car and fired two shots through the passenger window, hitting the detective in the head, police said.
Marconi, worked for the San Antonio police force for 20 years, was taken to the San Antonio Military Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
SAPD Chief William McManus said the suspect entered the downtown headquarters at 315 S. Santa Rosa around 7:45 a.m., four hours before carrying out an ambush on Marconi at that location.
McManus said the suspect spoke to a clerk for around 20 seconds before leaving. McManus said no officers were in the building at the time, but refused to elaborate on the interaction, citing an ongoing investigation. “I think the uniform was the target,” McManus said.
UPDATE: Via KSAT:
Police have arrested the man they believe shot and killed Detective Benjamin Marconi Sunday morning.
Police confirmed the man arrested was Otis T. McKane.
McKane was arrested without incident and was being questioned by police, as of 4:30 p.m. Monday.
Sources confirmed McKane was arrested in East Bexar County, near Interstate 10 and FM 1516.