A San Antonio woman was fatally shot by a police officer on Saturday, after responding to her call claiming that she was being stalked and her computer was being interfered with.
Kirsten Kloppe, 43, was shot in her home after pointing a firearm at police, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said in a news conference live streamed on Facebook.
Kloppe was taken to University Hospital, where she later died, Fox29 San Antonio reported.
The deceased woman is said to have been mentally ill, and police believe her stalking claim was unfounded.
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Kirsten Kloppe, 43, was shot in her home after pointing a firearm at police, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said in a news conference on Saturday
‘I don’t know what the motive was for calling, but she has a history of mental illness, and I can only assume that prompted the call,’ McManus said.
Two officers, one male and one female, and one male cadet arrived at Kloppe’s home on the city’s North Side to conduct a welfare check, at around 3.00 pm Central on Saturday.
When the police arrived, they found Kloppe locked in a bedroom.
Kloppe was taken to University Hospital, where she later died
Officers asked if she had any weapons, to which she responded no, before they broke into the room and found Kloppe standing there with a semi-automatic pistol pointed at her own head.
At some point, a struggle ensued.
‘The gun, during the struggle, was working its way up towards one of the officer’s heads, and the officer fired and shot her,’ McManus said.
Kloppe has family, but they were not a part of her life at the time of her death, McManus said.
‘I’m told she’s been in this neighborhood for quite a long time, she has a history of mental illness, and she’s had some issues with other folks on the block,’ McManus said.
The incident involving Kloppe’s fatal shooting occurred at 13627 Bluffcircle in San Antonio
The officer who shot Kloppe is a female veteran who has been with the force for six years, McManus said.
She has been placed on administrative duty pending an investigation, which is standard practice after an officer-involved shooting.
This means she is not gone from department, but is not actively patrolling the streets of San Antonio at this time, Officer Carlos Oritz clarified for DailyMail.com.
Typically, when on administrative duty, an officer will work at the front desk at the police station, handling things like walk-ins and other administrative tasks, Ortiz said.
The officer who shot Kloppe has been placed on administrative duty pending an investigation, which is standard practice after an officer-involved shooting, McManus said
This is the second officer-involved shooting in San Antonio in the past week.
Officer Paul Armendariz was stabbed in the hand before shooting and killing a robbery suspect on Thursday.
‘It’s difficult for officers when they are involved in a situation like this,’ McManus said.
‘We have services that are available to them should they need them, and they are given some time off when this happens.’
The incident involving Kloppe’s fatal shooting occurred at 13627 Bluffcircle in San Antonio.
The names of the officers and cadet involved in her death have not yet been released, Ortiz said.
This is the second officer-involved shooting in San Antonio this week; Officer Paul Armendariz was stabbed in the hand before shooting and killing a robbery suspect on Thursday