AUSTIN, Texas — The San Marcos Police Department (SMPD) is investigating a shooting involving an off-duty Kyle Police Department (KPD) officer that happened just after midnight Saturday morning.
San Marcos police say they received a call of a shooting at the Encino Pointe Apartments in the 1800 block of Post Road.
After receiving the initial call, SMPD received a follow up call from a victim who was an off-duty officer with the Kyle Police Department who had been working as a courtesy officer with the complex. He said he had been shot.
The officer told SMPD that he heard gunshots or fireworks, prompting him to investigate. He found a man and a woman outside of Building 13. The man then pulled out a firearm and pointed it toward the officer, firing at least two shots and hitting the officer once. San Marcos police say the officer was wearing a badge at the time that he was shot.
The officer told investigators that he fired his weapon back but didn't hit the suspect. The officer was taken to Ascension Seton Hays Hospital in Kyle, where he is expected to recover.
SMPD officers arrived and located the suspect, 22-year-old Joseph Sifuentes, inside a unit at the apartment complex with several others. The apartment was searched, and investigators found what they believe to be the weapon used in the shooting.
Sifuentes was arrested and taken to the Hays County Jail, where he faces charges of attempted capital murder of a peace officer, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and obstruction or retaliation. Sifuentes also faces a number of charges related to previous warrants.