SAN ANTONIO — A 41-year-old man was shot and killed by San Antonio police Friday morning after authorities say he pointed a shotgun at officers during a confrontation just east of downtown.

The incident unfolded around 10 a.m. in the 800 block of North Cherry Street, near the Hays Street Bridge and across from a popular skate park. Police Chief William McManus said the situation began with an altercation between three drivers and escalated after two of them came to a stop off North Cherry Street — where one of the men happened to live.

“One of the drivers walked away to his home and he came out of his house with a shotgun,” McManus said. “The suspect pointed the shotgun at the officers and the officers fired.”

Authorities said the man fired at least two rounds into the air before poli

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