Witnesses to a fatal shooting by San Antonio police at a West Side hotel on Wednesday morning said they heard multiple gunshots.

The shooting happened just after 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday in the 6800 block of U.S. Highway 90 westbound near West Military Drive. The suspect died at the scene, according to SAPD Chief William McManus.

One of the witnesses, who wanted to remain anonymous, said she heard one and then multiple gunshots.

“I heard one shot, then multiple shots,” she said. “I didn’t hear any commotion like ‘get on the ground’ or anything. I heard multiple shots. After that, that’s when I went outside.”

A second witness, who only wanted to be identified as Gisselle, said she saw several people looking around near the scene.

“We saw people looking around, but we didn’t know where it

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