San Marcos police shoot, kill ex-officer after he pulled a gun on them, authorities say

Officers shot and killed a former San Marcos police officer just after midnight early Christmas Day at an apartment complex after he pulled a gun on the police.

A woman called 911 and told the operator that Kyle Lobo, 36, had been drinking and holding a gun at the Grand at Stonecreek apartments, according to authorities. The caller also claimed that Lobo had assaulted a resident, San Marcos police said in a statement.

Officers encountered Lobo outside of the apartment holding a child, police said, and Lobo eventually handed the child to the 911 caller.

Lobo then drew a handgun, and police shot him, police said. First responders took Lobo to Ascension Seton Hays hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave, police said. Texas Rangers and the San Marcos Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division and the Office of Professional Conduct are investigating the shooting. San Marcos police did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Last October, the Hays County sheriff's office arrested Lobo after he was accused of headbutting his wife and punching and kicking an 11-year-old child, according to an arrest warrant obtained by KSAT. Lobo resigned from the San Marcos Police Department and was given a dishonorable discharge the same day he was taken into custody, according to an October statement from authorities.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: San Marcos police shoot, kill ex-officer after he pulled a gun on them