Pair charged with shooting Texas cop in head (Video)

Puente and Ramos are suspected in 15 robberies, but San Antonio police didn’t release any details about when or where the crimes occurred because the suspects haven’t been charged in those. A spokeswoman did say that the targets varied, including convenience stores, a car wash and a bar.

With little improvement in his condition Monday evening, San Antonio Police Officer Robert Deckard was surrounded by family and friends as he clung to life after being shot in the head as he pursued two robbery suspects.

“From the bottom of our hearts, we thank everyone of you for your interest in Bobby’s condition,” the family wrote in a statement on the SAPD Facebook page. “Bobby means the world to us and it warms our hearts to know that he has touched so many lives. The outpouring of support has been overwhelming.”

The pair suspected in the shooting, Jenevieve Ramos, 28, and Shawn Ruiz Puente, 32, were charged in Wilson County with aggravated assault of a public servant. Their bail was set at $250,000 each.

Puente since has been transferred to Atascosa County Jail.

The charge is the same degree of felony as attempted capital murder and is punishable by up to life in prison. If Deckard dies, the charges could be upgraded to capital murder.

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