It's Friday, June 23rd.
I'm Jessica Combs with your Ken's 5 News now.
A woman is shot and killed by Sn
Antonio police on the city Soutt
Side Police Chief Willie McManus says
the fire department got called t
to an apartment on Old Pearsall.
Around 2:00 AM.
They found a woman destroying hr
property inside her apartment.
So they backed off and waited for police.
At some point after law enforcet
got there, the chief says the
woman began to threaten them.
Three officers fired their guns,
hitting and killing the woman.
Chief McManus didn't say how tht
woman was making those threats.
Apartment tenants on the Northwest Side
are forced out of their units after a
fire breaks out just before midnight.
Fire crews say the fire on Pin Oak Rd.
Began in a utility room before
spreading out to four other uni.
The people inside were able to
make it out without injuries,
but will have to be relocated de
to heavy smoke. And water damag?
Battalion Chief is calling the e
suspicious after they've received several
arson calls near where the fire started.
The investigation is still ongo.
A reminder from the San Marcos
Police Department Don't leave
guns in your car or truck.
They say thefts in the area
are becoming a huge problem.
From May 2022 to May 2023,
the department says 143 firearms
were stolen in the city.
71% of those weapons were
taken from a vehicle,
and more than half of the time,
those thefts happened
within 200 yards of I-35.
Investigators say criminals cane
stolen firearms to commit offen,
so remember to store your firearm safely
and never leave them in your ca.
South San Antonio Isd's Board of Trustees
approving a new pay and compensn
plan that features at least 4% y
increase for all positions in the district.
Some welcome news there.
Custodians and bus aids
will receive a 7% increase.
Food service workers and manages
will receive a 10 to 14% raise.
It also includes A1 time retentn
stipend for all employees of $1.
Victor Wendenyama,
on his way to San Antonio,
the number one draft pick became
emotional last night after he ws
tapped by the San Antonio Spurs.
Accomplishing something that
I've been dreaming of, you know,
my whole life. Hearing that,
that sentence from Adam Silver,
you know, I've dreamed of it so,
so much that, you know, I gotta cry, man.
The 19 year old was also all sms
when he got a call from Coach
Popovich after the announcement.
And here's what Coach Pop had ty
about bringing him onto the tea.
Because of all the hype,
will have a target on his back.
So more than O's and X's to begin with,
will be most interested in settg
a framework in an environment we
he's comfortable, where he can .
Victor. He's not LeBron. Or Tim.
Or Kobe. Or anybody else.
He's Victor, and that's who we wanted to be.
Just be yourself, right?
Well, the new addition to the Spurs is not
only going to boost talent on the team,
but it will be a slam dunk for
the local economy, a player.
This hype has now moved the Spus
back to a prominent national br,
which means games that the ATT become
a destination for basketball fa.
That has our local leaders
riding the Wembey wave.
We're anticipating another econc
boom with when becoming into ta.
We know that there's a history f
economic impact through, you kn,
hugely high picks like this.
The city is also expecting more
international visitors and As for Wendy,
he will surely feel that warm embrace from
a community who absolutely love their spurs.
So Victor's going to be experieg
some heat when he arrived this afternoon.
And Paul? How hot is it going to get?
Oh, I'll tell you.
He's probably not going to like.
100 degrees I think will be the
high some clouds this morning,
but lots of sunshine this after.
It's going to be a very warm evening.
There is another heat advisory
and the maximum heat index toda,
I think about 111.
So yeah, it is going to be hot.
All right, Paul, thanks so much.
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