San Antonio police officer who shot 13-year-old will not face criminal charges
A grand jury declined to indict San Antonio police officer Stephen Ramos, who fatally shot 13-year-old Andre "AJ" Hernandez last year, Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales said on Thursday. Ramos, who joined the San Antonio Police Department in 2019 and is still on duty despite taking part in two fatal shootings, won't face any legal action. Officers were responding to reports of gunfire in Southeast San Antonio on June 3, 2022, when they "identified and attempted to stop a suspect vehicle, which was later confirmed to have been reported stolen," according to a SAPD account of the event. The vehicle that "advanced towards a marked SAPD police vehicle, smashing into the officer's patrol vehicle" was being driven by Hernandez. According to authorities, Ramos, a second cop, fired into the car and struck the youngster out of "fear that the other officer would be struck" by the vehicle. In a hospital, Hernandez later passed away. Two ot