SAN ANTONIO -- A San Antonio police officer shot a man who ran at him with a butcher knife.
The shooting happened around 10:00 p.m. Tuesday at a Valero gas station at Southwest Military Drive and Commercial on the South Side.
According to investigators, two officers were at the gas station after getting a call about some suspicious looking men. When they arrived, the man with the knife ran off. The officers chased him until he turned and came at them.
When he refused to put down the knife, Officer Daniel Pue shot at the man, hitting him in the leg.
The man was taken to Wilford Hall for treatment. He now faces one count of attempted capital murder.
Officer Pue has been placed on administrative duty while the shooting is under investigation per departmental policy.
