Man Shot By Texas Trooper Dies, Wounded Officer Recovering
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Authorities say a man who shot and wounded a Texas state trooper before a trooper shot him has died.
Department of Public Safety spokesman Sgt. Deon Cockrell says 33-year-old Ernest Manuel Montelongo, of San Antonio, died Monday at a hospital. He says the trooper who was wounded Sunday should recover.
Authorities say a trooper stopped Montelongo’s car in Guadalupe County for a traffic violation, and he gave a false name and sped away.
A DPS helicopter located him i
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