Shoot me, said man killed by SAPD in Knights Inn motel room; then he charged them, police say

A man who was killed by police allegedly told officers he wanted them to shoot him before he charged them with a broken bottle.

Justin Andrew Hernandez, 34, was harming himself Aug. 24 just before midnight at the Knights Inn at 4039 E. Houston St., according to the San Antonio Police Department.

Three officers arrived and were speaking with the person who initially called police for help when Hernandez appeared inside the room, police said. He was wielding a “cutting instrument,” according to a preliminary police report…

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