SAN ANTONIO - A Bexar County Deputy was shot and killed Saturday morning while responding to an accidental shooting call on the city's East Side. The shooting happened at 2 am on Rigsby Ave and SE Loop 410.
Sgt. Kenneth Vann, 45, was in his patrol car at a traffic light on Rigsby when a white car with several people in it pulled up next to him and opened fire, striking the deputy several times. The suspected vehicle pulled up on the right side of Sgt. Vann's patrol car and started shooting through the front passenger window, killing Sergeant Vann. The patrol car then rolled forward, hitting safety barrels under Loop 410.
Sgt. Vann was responding to a call on Old Corpus Christi Road at the time of the shooting.
Since the murder, the Bexar County Sheriff's Department Mobile Command center has been up and running.
"Having this coordinated effort is key to success, especially in this kind of a crime," said Deputy Chief Dale Bennett of the Bexar County Sheriff's Department.
A sea of law enforcement agencies have been investigating this murder case.
"From San Antonio Police to the Marshall's office, DPS -- we have ICE agents out here," said Deputy Chief Bennett.
At this time investigators are still trying to find a motive.
"If it was random, if it was some kind of gang thing, or if he was targeted," said Bennett. "Maybe it was a wrong identification, maybe they were looking for somebody else."
Detectives in the case have impounded a white car, but officers don't know if the vehicle is connected to the case.
"So we're still researching and gathering intelligence," said Bennett.
Sgt. Vann leaves behind a wife who is also a Sargeant with the Sheriff's office, 2 sons and a daughter. The Sheriff's office is asking that anyone who may have any information about the murder of Sgt. Vann please call the Sheriff's Office at 210-335-6000 or Crime Stoppers at 210-224-STOP.
