A San Antonio police officer is recovering after a shoplifting incident at a local Walmart took a violent turn Friday evening. Authorities said the officer was stabbed while attempting to handcuff the alleged shoplifter.
The incident happened around 7:48 p.m. on July 3, 2026, at the Walmart in the 2100 block of Southeast Loop 410, according to a San Antonio Police Department incident report.
SAPD said the officer was helping Walmart security after a 35-year-old woman was detained on suspicion of shoplifting. That’s when the woman tried to run as the officer was finishing paperwork…