GUILTY TX - Det. Benjamin Marconi, 50, fatally shot, San Antonio, 20 Nov 2016 *Arrest*

The chief said that while the officer was writing a ticket, someone pulled up behind the squad car, stepped out of his vehicle and shot the officer twice, once in the head. The shooter then drove off.

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This is the vehicle scene fleeing headquarters after the shooting. The suspect is described as a black male wearing a hoodie, baggy pants, and beard. Approximately 5'7. Please call Crime Stoppers at 224-STOP with any info.

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Authorities say the San Antonio police officer who was fatally shot while writing a ticket in his squad car was Det. Benjamin Marconi.

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The San Antonio Police Department would like to take a moment to honor SAPD Detective Benjamin Marconi, who lost his life this morning. Our deepest condolences to all who knew him.
"A hero remembered never dies..."

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San Antonio police are hunting the suspected gunman after an officer was executed in his patrol car as he was writing a traffic ticket on Sunday morning.

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SAPD Chief William McManus said the shooting occurred on the south side of SAPD headquarters, at 11:45 a.m. where the officer, identified as Detective Benjamin Marconi, was issuing a traffic citation. As he did so, a black vehicle pulled up behind the officer's unit.

The suspect got out of the car, walked up to the passenger window and fired one round into the patrol car, hitting Marconi in the head, McManus said. He said the suspect reached in and fired again, hitting Marconi a second time.

The suspect then drove off, McManus said.
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McManus said the suspect had not been apprehended Sunday night.

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McManus said investigators are looking into all leads and motives, including whether it could be related to an officer-involved shooting earlier Sunday in the city. In that incident, McManus said, police fatally shot a man who pointed a gun at officers outside an apartment following a seven-hour standoff.

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glf said:

I hope somebody blows a hole in this a$$ the size of a softball. And leaves him where he fell. Even so, a slow and agonizing death is too good for this creep.

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Jax49 said:

http://www.startribune.com/san-antonio-police-officer-fatally-shot-while-writing-ticket/402151875/

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Inthedetails said:

Unbelievable. The shooter wasn't even involved with the traffic ticket!? Just some guy who pulled up??

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Police chief William McManus said the officer who was killed was Detective Benjamin Marconi, 50, a father of two from Floresville.
"Most families will be celebrating the holidays. SAPD will be burying one of its own because of an ultimate act of cowardice, but a suspect who will be caught and brought to justice," McManus said at a news conference.

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TGIRecovered said:

It seems much more likely to me that this disgusting low life got a call from someone saying so and so has been stopped at such and such location and that the cop is alone in his vehicle. I very seriously doubt it was random. But that's just my opinion. Just because there is reportedly no connection known at this time doesn't mean something won't come to light after further investigation.

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