The City of San Antonio will pay $118,800 to a man whom San Antonio Police shot twice with less-lethal ammunition during a May 2020 protest.
, and San Antonio police firing riot control weapons, including at Alexander Lance, who was hit in the arm and leg.
The San Antonio City Council approved the settlement Thursday morning as part of its consent agenda, an omnibus vote on dozens of routine items. Councilman Manny Pelaez was not present for the vote. Though settlements typically avoid any acknowledgment of culpability, Maloney said, “Everyone knows the math. The City of San Antonio had to compensate this young man because an officer unjustifiably shot him at a damn near point blank range.”Lance took cellphone video of his own shooting. The 42-second clip, provided to KSAT by his attorney, shows Lance calling out to passing SAPD SWAT officers, saying, “That b**** better be on safety. That’s all I’m saying.
After he’s shot, Lance shouts, “I had a f****** cigarette!” Lance continues to curse, but the video does not appear to show him moving far from his original spot on the sidewalk.
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