The San Antonio Police Department on Saturday released the names of a man shot by police last weekend, and the officer who shot him.
Police said Officer Jose Claire, a veteran of the force for six and a half years, shot Aaron Huerta-Hernandez, 28, last Sunday while conducting high visibility surveillance at an illegal after-hours drinking establishment.
According to police, the SAPD Covert Unit and other uniformed officers in marked patrol cars were conducting an operation around 12:30 a.m. last Sunday, March 2, in the 5000 block of West Military Dr. in Southwest San Antonio. Police said that as an officer approached the front door, a shot was fired toward the officers from inside…