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Video captured by a passerby appears to show the moment police in Texas shot and killed a man with his hands up.

 The deadly confrontation between Gilbert Flores and two Bexar County Sheriff deputies took place Friday after authorities were called to a domestic disturbance at a northwest San Antonio home, police said.

 "Certainly, what's in the video is a cause for concern," Sheriff Susan Pamerleau said at a Friday news conference. "But it's important to let the investigation go through its course so that we can assure a thorough and complete review of all that occurred - of the evidence and the actions of the officers."

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 Police said they found a woman with a cut on her head and a baby who appeared to be injured when they arrived around 11:30 a.m.

 Gilbert Flores, 41, who had a criminal past and was armed, was shot by two deputies in San Antonio, Texas, after non-lethal weapons proved unsuccessful in subduing him during a 20-minute struggle, cops allege. (Bexar County Sheriff)

 Flores, 41, who had a criminal past and was armed, was shot by two deputies after non-lethal weapons proved unsuccessful in subduing him during a 20-minute struggle, cops allege.

 Video shows the stunning end to the standoff in the driveway of a well-manicured home in the quiet subdivision. The shirtless Flores can been seen standing with his hands up next a sheriff's SUV as two deputies take aim from about 10 yards away.

 Suddenly Flores doubles over and goes down. He died moments later.

 It's unclear what was said. The video was shot from a passing car that pulled off a roadway and caught the deadly use of force from over a fence.

 "Certainly, what’s in the video is a cause for concern,” Sheriff Susan Pamerleau said. (Bexar County Sheriff via Facebook)

 "Definitely, the video is troubling," District Attorney Nicholas LaHood told KSAT, which first obtained the video.

 Deputies Greg Vasquez and Robert Sanchez, with the force more than 10 years, were placed on administrative leave.

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 ON A MOBILE DEVICE? WATCH THE VIDEO HERE. ||||| SAN ANTONIO - The deputies who shot and killed a man Friday in the 24400 block of Walnut Pass have been identified by the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.

 Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy Greg Vasquez and Deputy Robert Sanchez shot and killed Gilbert Flores, 41, as they responded to a domestic disturbance call at Flores’ home.

 The Sheriff's Office said the deputies found a woman with a cut to her head. The woman was holding a baby, who also appeared to have been injured.

 The deputies attempted to arrest Flores, who, the Sheriff's Office said, was armed, but he resisted. The deputies attempted to use non-lethal weapons to detain Flores, officials said, but were unsuccessful. The deputies then fired the fatal shots. Flores died a short time later.

 Two separate video recordings of the shooting were made by witnesses and are being reviewed by investigators from the Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney’s office.

 “Definitely, the video is troubling,” District Attorney Nicholas “Nico” LaHood said after reviewing the recordings.

 One of those recordings, provided by a witness, was aired on KSAT 12 News.

 “There’s actually another video with a better view that is very close,” LaHood said.

 He would not comment on the videos other to confirm that he has seen them.

 “That is a portion of the investigation that I am not at liberty to speak about,” he said. “There’s a lot of information before, including 911 calls and information from different witnesses inside the house.”

 “This is a very unique situation where we actually have the shooting on video,” LaHood said. “That gives us a whole different perspective that we’ve never had before.”

 Flores has a criminal record that includes a 2003 aggravated robbery charge and a 1999 criminal trespass charge.

 Vasquez and Sanchez are on paid administrative leave, pending the outcome of the investigation. Both have been with the Sheriff's Office for at least 10 years.

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 Image 1 of 76 Gilbert Flores, 41, was shot and killed by members of the Bexar County Sheriff's Office following a domestic disturbance on Aug. 28. Gilbert Flores, 41, was shot and killed by members of the Bexar County Sheriff's Office following a domestic disturbance on Aug. 28. Photo: Bexar County Sheriff's Office

 Image 2 of 76 The Bexar County Sheriff's Department investigates Friday August 28, 2015 at the scene of an officer involved shooting in Northwest Bexar County on the 24,000 block of Walnut Pass near Boerne Stage Road. Deputies arrived at the scene of a domestic disturbance there where at least one officer opened fire on Gilbert Flores. Flores was flown to an area hospital where he died later. The Bexar County Sheriff's Department investigates Friday August 28, 2015 at the scene of an officer involved shooting in Northwest Bexar County on the 24,000 block of Walnut Pass near Boerne Stage Road. ... more Photo: John Davenport, San Antonio Express-News

 Image 3 of 76 Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Photo: Mark D. Wilson/San Antonio Express-News

 Image 4 of 76 The Bexar County Sheriff's Department investigates Friday August 28, 2015 at the scene of an officer involved shooting in Northwest Bexar County on the 24,000 block of Walnut Pass near Boerne Stage Road. Deputies arrived at the scene of a domestic disturbance there where at least one officer opened fire on Gilbert Flores. Flores was flown to an area hospital where he died later. The Bexar County Sheriff's Department investigates Friday August 28, 2015 at the scene of an officer involved shooting in Northwest Bexar County on the 24,000 block of Walnut Pass near Boerne Stage Road. ... more Photo: John Davenport, San Antonio Express-News

 Image 5 of 76 Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Photo: Mark D. Wilson/San Antonio Express-News

 Image 6 of 76 Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Photo: Mark D. Wilson/San Antonio Express-News

 Image 7 of 76 Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Photo: Mark D. Wilson/San Antonio Express-News

 Image 8 of 76 The Bexar County Sheriff's Department investigates Friday August 28, 2015 at the scene of an officer involved shooting in Northwest Bexar County on the 24,000 block of Walnut Pass near Boerne Stage Road. Deputies arrived at the scene of a domestic disturbance there where at least one officer opened fire on Gilbert Flores. Flores was flown to an area hospital where he died later. The Bexar County Sheriff's Department investigates Friday August 28, 2015 at the scene of an officer involved shooting in Northwest Bexar County on the 24,000 block of Walnut Pass near Boerne Stage Road. ... more Photo: John Davenport, San Antonio Express-News

 Image 9 of 76 The Bexar County Sheriff's Department investigates Friday August 28, 2015 at the scene of an officer involved shooting in Northwest Bexar County on the 24,000 block of Walnut Pass near Boerne Stage Road. Deputies arrived at the scene of a domestic disturbance there where at least one officer opened fire on Gilbert Flores. Flores was flown to an area hospital where he died later. The Bexar County Sheriff's Department investigates Friday August 28, 2015 at the scene of an officer involved shooting in Northwest Bexar County on the 24,000 block of Walnut Pass near Boerne Stage Road. ... more Photo: John Davenport, Staff / San Antonio Express-News

 Image 10 of 76 The Bexar County Sheriff's Department investigates Friday August 28, 2015 at the scene of an officer involved shooting in Northwest Bexar County on the 24,000 block of Walnut Pass near Boerne Stage Road. Deputies arrived at the scene of a domestic disturbance there where at least one officer opened fire on Gilbert Flores. Flores was flown to an area hospital where he died later. The Bexar County Sheriff's Department investigates Friday August 28, 2015 at the scene of an officer involved shooting in Northwest Bexar County on the 24,000 block of Walnut Pass near Boerne Stage Road. ... more Photo: John Davenport, Staff / San Antonio Express-News

 Image 11 of 76 The Bexar County Sheriff's Department investigates Friday August 28, 2015 at the scene of an officer involved shooting in Northwest Bexar County on the 24,000 block of Walnut Pass near Boerne Stage Road. Deputies arrived at the scene of a domestic disturbance there where at least one officer opened fire on Gilbert Flores. Flores was flown to an area hospital where he died later. The Bexar County Sheriff's Department investigates Friday August 28, 2015 at the scene of an officer involved shooting in Northwest Bexar County on the 24,000 block of Walnut Pass near Boerne Stage Road. ... more Photo: John Davenport, Staff / San Antonio Express-News

 Image 12 of 76 Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Photo: Mark D. Wilson/San Antonio Express-News

 Image 13 of 76 Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Photo: Mark D. Wilson/San Antonio Express-News

 Image 14 of 76 Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Photo: Mark D. Wilson/San Antonio Express-News

 Image 15 of 76 Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Photo: Mark D. Wilson/San Antonio Express-News

 Image 16 of 76 The Bexar County Sheriff's Department investigates Friday August 28, 2015 at the scene of an officer involved shooting in Northwest Bexar County on the 24,000 block of Walnut Pass near Boerne Stage Road. Deputies arrived at the scene of a domestic disturbance there where at least one officer opened fire on Gilbert Flores. Flores was flown to an area hospital where he died later. The Bexar County Sheriff's Department investigates Friday August 28, 2015 at the scene of an officer involved shooting in Northwest Bexar County on the 24,000 block of Walnut Pass near Boerne Stage Road. ... more Photo: John Davenport, Staff / San Antonio Express-News

 Image 17 of 76 Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Photo: Mark D. Wilson/San Antonio Express-News

 Image 18 of 76 Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Bexar County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 24000 block of Walnut Pass on August 28, 2015. Photo: Mark D. Wilson/San Antonio Express-News

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 Scroll through the slideshow to see when San Antonio officers have used lethal force. Actions by Bexar County law enforcement officers operating in an official capacity have resulted in the deaths of at least 35 people since 2010, according to San Antonio Express-News archives and Fatal Encounters , a crowd-sourced nonprofit that tracks officer-involved deaths. Actions by Bexar County law enforcement officers operating in an official capacity have resulted in the deaths of at least 35 people since 2010, according to San Antonio Express-News archives and Fatal ... more

 Image 20 of 76 Roger Albrecht

 Age: 43 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department Aug. 29, 2015 — Roger Albrecht

 Age: 43 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department Aug. 29, 2015 — Photo: Screen Grab Courtesy 21 Pro Video

 Image 21 of 76 Details: Two veteran officers shot and killed Roger Albrecht, 43, who police said lunged at the officers with a knife. The officers, dispatched to the location for burglary, have been placed on administrative leave. Details: Two veteran officers shot and killed Roger Albrecht, 43, who police said lunged at the officers with a knife. The officers, dispatched to the location for burglary, have been placed on administrative Two veteran officers shot and killed Roger Albrecht, 43, who police said lunged at the officers with a knife. The officers, dispatched to the location for burglary, have been placed on administrative ... more Photo: Screen Grab Courtesy 21 Pro Video

 Image 22 of 76 Gilbert Flores

 Age: 41 Cause: Gunshot Agency: Bexar County Sheriff's Office Aug. 28, 2015 — Gilbert Flores

 Age: 41 Cause: Gunshot Agency: Bexar County Sheriff's Office Aug. 28, 2015 — Photo: Bexar County Sheriff's Office

 Image 23 of 76 Details: Two Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies shot Gilbert Flores, armed with a kinfe, after responding to a family violence call where they found a woman who had been cut on the head and an 18-month-old baby they believed might be injured. Sheriff Susan Pamerleau told reporters on Friday that Flores resisted arrest and that attempts to subdue him with a Taser and shield failed. Details: Two�Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies shot Gilbert Flores, armed with a kinfe, after responding to a family violence call where they found a woman who had been cut on the head and an 18-month-old TwoBexar County Sheriff’s deputies shot Gilbert Flores, armed with a kinfe, after responding to a family violence call where they found a woman who had been cut on the head and an 18-month-old ... more Photo: John Davenport, San Antonio Express-News

 Image 24 of 76 Joe Angel Cisneros III

 Age: 28 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department June 26, 2015 — �Joe Angel Cisneros III

 Age: 28 Cause: Gunshot Agency:�San Antonio Police Department ... more June 26, 2015 — Photo: Bexar County Sheriff's Office

 Image 25 of 76 Details: Cisneros was pronounced dead in the 7600 block of Marbach Road after being shot by an officer following a foot chase and shooting at nearby John Jay High School. SAPD Interim Chief Anthony Treviño said at the time that a handgun fell out of Cisneros' waistband as he jumped over an 8-foot fence but that it was unclear whether Cisneros had the gun in his hand at the time he was shot immediately following the incident, or whether he had just been reaching for it after it fell to the ground. Details:�Cisneros was pronounced dead in the 7600 block of Marbach Road after being shot by an officer following a foot chase and shooting at nearby John Jay High School. SAPD Interim Chief Anthony Cisneros was pronounced dead in the 7600 block of Marbach Road after being shot by an officer following a foot chase and shooting at nearby John Jay High School. SAPD Interim Chief Anthony ... more Photo: John Davenport, San Antonio Express-News

 Image 26 of 76 Mark Flores Jr.

 Age: 28 Cause: Gunshot Agency: Bexar County Sheriff's Office June 11, 2015 — Mark Flores Jr.

 Age: 28 Cause: Gunshot Agency: Bexar County Sheriff's Office ... more June 11, 2015 —� Photo: /

 Image 27 of 76 Details: Mark Flores Jr. had shot his father, Mark Flores Sr., in the face at a home in the 6800 block of Honeyridge and came out firing at Bexar County Sheriff's deputies when they entered the house's second floor. Flores Jr., who was believed to be schizophrenic, died at the scene. A deputy who was shot during the fray recovered, said James Keith, Bexar County Sheriff's Office spokesman. Details:�Mark Flores Jr. had shot his father, Mark Flores Sr., in the face at a home in the 6800 block of Honeyridge and came out firing at Bexar County Sheriff's deputies when they entered the house's Mark Flores Jr. had shot his father, Mark Flores Sr., in the face at a home in the 6800 block of Honeyridge and came out firing at Bexar County Sheriff's deputies when they entered the house's ... more Photo: Elizabeth Zavala

 Image 28 of 76 April 19, 2015 — Norman Cooper

 Age: 33 Cause: Taser Agency: San Antonio Police Department April 19, 2015 —�Norman Cooper

 Age:�33 Cause:�Taser Agency:�San Antonio Police Department ... more Photo: Bexar County Sheriff's Office

 Image 29 of 76 Details: Cooper died in police custody after officers twice deployed a Taser on him. Officers said Cooper was uncooperative and attempted to struggle when they tried to escort him from a residence in the 4800 block of Legend Well Drive on a family disturbance call. Details:�Cooper died in police custody after officers twice deployed a Taser on him. Officers said Cooper was uncooperative and attempted to struggle when they tried to escort him from a residence in the Cooper died in police custody after officers twice deployed a Taser on him. Officers said Cooper was uncooperative and attempted to struggle when they tried to escort him from a residence in the ... more Photo: Facebook

 Image 30 of 76 Douglas Faith

 Age: 29 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department April 8, 2015 — �Douglas Faith

 Age: 29 Cause: Gunshot Agency:�San Antonio Police Department ... more April 8, 2015 — Photo: Bexar County Sheriff's Office

 Image 31 of 76 Details: Faith was fatally shot twice near the intersection of Karen Lane and Corinne Drive on the city's North Side after firing shots at officers following a chase. Details:�Faith was fatally shot twice near the intersection of Karen Lane and Corinne Drive on the city's North Side after firing shots at officers following a chase. Faith was fatally shot twice near the intersection of Karen Lane and Corinne Drive on the city's North Side after firing shots at officers following a chase. ... more Photo: JERRY LARA, San Antonio Express-News

 Image 32 of 76 Richard Castilleja

 Age: 29 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department March 14, 2015 — �Richard Castilleja

 Age: 29 Cause: Gunshot Agency:�San Antonio Police Department ... more March 14, 2015 —

 Image 33 of 76 Details: Castilleja was kicked out of Dad's Sing Along Club (pictured) at 2615 Mossrock and later returned with a gun. He began firing the weapon at patrons, hitting and wounding two before a nearby officer rushed to the scene and shot him, police said. Castilleja was pronounced dead at the scene. Details:�Castilleja�was kicked out of Dad's Sing Along Club (pictured) at 2615 Mossrock and later returned with a gun. He began firing the weapon at patrons, hitting and wounding two before a nearby Castilleja�was kicked out of Dad's Sing Along Club (pictured) at 2615 Mossrock and later returned with a gun. He began firing the weapon at patrons, hitting and wounding two before a nearby ... more Photo: Screen Grab From Google Maps Street View, Google Street View

 Image 34 of 76 Henry Castoreno

 Age: 48 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department Dec. 17, 2014 — �Henry Castoreno

 Age: 48 Cause: Gunshot Agency:�San Antonio Police Department ... more Dec. 17, 2014 —

 Image 35 of 76 Details: Sgt. Rodolfo Lopez, a 30-year veteran of the force, and Officer Melissa Gallardo, an eight-year veteran, opened fire on Castoreno after he allegedly ran over another man in a parking lot on the West Side, resulting in his death. SAPD would not say at the time whether Castoreno was armed. Details:�Sgt. Rodolfo Lopez, a 30-year veteran of the force, and Officer Melissa Gallardo, an eight-year veteran, opened fire on Castoreno after he allegedly ran over another man in a parking lot on the Sgt. Rodolfo Lopez, a 30-year veteran of the force, and Officer Melissa Gallardo, an eight-year veteran, opened fire on Castoreno after he allegedly ran over another man in a parking lot on the ... more Photo: JERRY LARA, San Antonio Express-News

 Image 36 of 76 Christopher Bernard Doss

 Age: 31 Cause: Gunshot Agency: Bexar County Sheriff's Office Dec. 8, 2014 — Christopher Bernard Doss

 Age: 31 Cause: Gunshot Agency:�Bexar County Sheriff's Office ... more Dec. 8, 2014 —

 Image 37 of 76 Details: Doss was killed by a Bexar County Sheriff's deputy when law enforcement officers tried to serve a warrant for capital murder. Officers said he reached for a gun when they entered his hotel room. Doss was wanted in the slaying of Darlene Jessica Vasquez, 34, and Jenaro “Naro“ Covarrubias, 33, who were found fatally shot outside a Chevrolet Tahoe. Details:�Doss was killed by a Bexar County Sheriff's deputy when law enforcement officers tried to serve a warrant for capital murder. Officers said he reached for a gun when they entered his hotel room. Doss was killed by a Bexar County Sheriff's deputy when law enforcement officers tried to serve a warrant for capital murder. Officers said he reached for a gun when they entered his hotel room. ... more Photo: By Mark D. Wilson/San Antonio Express-News

 Image 38 of 76 Levon Leroy Love

 Age: 44 Cause: Taser Agency: San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Love was found slumped over the steering wheel of his vehicle, naked from the waist down. He resisted efforts to load him into an ambulance and jumped back into his car instead, police said. He started to drive away with the gurney dragging behind him until he crashed into a pickup. Officers deployed Tasers in order to subdue Love and then emergency responders gave him a drug to try and calm him — instead he became unresponsive. Aug. 17, 2014 — �Levon Leroy Love

 Age: 44 Cause: Taser� Agency:�San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Love was found slumped over the steering wheel of his vehicle, naked from the waist down. He ... more Aug. 17, 2014 — Photo: Bexar County Sheriff's Office

 Image 39 of 76 Donn Eastman

 Age: 50 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department was sentenced to life in prison after his 1988 conviction. He was paroled three years ago. July 31, 2014 — Donn Eastman�

 Age: 50 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department was sentenced to life in prison after his 1988 conviction. He was paroled three years ago. ... more July 31, 2014 —

 Image 40 of 76 Details: Donn Eastman, 50, was fatally shot by Officer Christopher Johnson on July 31, 2014 on Danbury road near the 2500 block of Nacogdoches Road after he opened fire on the officer, authorities said. Eastman had been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted in 1988 of killing Arthur Dial Hastings, 44, at a North Side home in July 1987. He was released on parole in August 2011. Details:�Donn Eastman, 50, was fatally shot by Officer Christopher Johnson on July 31, 2014�on Danbury road near the 2500 block of Nacogdoches Road�after he opened fire on the officer, Donn Eastman, 50, was fatally shot by Officer Christopher Johnson on July 31, 2014�on Danbury road near the 2500 block of Nacogdoches Road�after he opened fire on the officer, ... more Photo: JOHN DAVENPORT, San Antonio Express-News

 Image 41 of 76 Jose Franco

 Age: 25 Cause: Medical complication Agency: San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Franco, suspected of committing fraud or theft at a North Side store in the 22500 block of U.S. 281, died at Methodist Stone Oak Hospital two hours after a foot chase with Officers Robert Mount and Roland Pacheco. Mount had managed to deploy a stun gun on Franco, pepper spray him and strike him with a baton. July 8, 2014 — Jose Franco

 Age:�25 Cause: Medical complication Agency: San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Franco, suspected of committing fraud or theft at a North Side store in the 22500 block of U.S. ... more July 8, 2014 — Photo: Google Maps

 Image 42 of 76 Carlos Hernandez June 19, 2014 — Age: 45 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Officers Joseph Gorena and Juan Hernandez shot at Hernandez, who had shot 39-year-old Fidencio Soto in the back of the head, in the 1000 block of Ruiz Street after Hernandez pointed his handgun at them. Hernandez, in a wheelchair, did not heed officers' orders to raise his hands, police said. Carlos Hernandez Age: 45 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Officers Joseph Gorena and Juan Hernandez shot at�Hernandez, who had shot 39-year-old ... more June 19, 2014 —

 Image 43 of 76 Sheila Vawter May 18, 2014 — Age: 44 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Officer Alexander Moya shot Vawter at a mobile home in the 7600 block of U.S. 90 after being called to the scene on a report that Vawter was cutting her own neck with a knife. Vawter — who had a long history of depression, family members later told the Express-News — advanced toward Moya while carrying a large fishing knife and ignored commands to drop the knife, police said. �Sheila Vawter Age: 44 Cause: Gunshot� Agency:�San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Officer Alexander Moya shot Vawter at a mobile home in the 7600 block of U.S. 90 ... more May 18, 2014 —

 Image 44 of 76 Lee Redoux April 20, 2014 — Age: 30 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Redoux, suspected in one theft and two armed robberies, was trying to carjack a woman on Culebra Road just east of Loop 410 following a police chase when Officer Joel Silva caught up to him. After being hit by the car Redoux was trying to steal and fighting Redoux hand-to-hand, Silva was "compelled to use deadly force" and fired at least two rounds, police said. �Lee Redoux Age: 30 Cause: Gunshot� Agency:�San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Redoux, suspected in one theft and two armed robberies, was trying to carjack a ... more April 20, 2014 —

 Image 45 of 76 Marquise Jones

 Age: 23 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department (off-duty) Feb. 28, 2014 — Marquise Jones

 Age: 23 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department (off-duty) Feb. 28, 2014 — Photo: By Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News

 Image 46 of 76 Details: Jones was allegedly shot in the back by off-duty San Antonio police officer Robert Encina, who was working security in the drive-through area of Chacho’s and Chalucci’s on the Northeast Side on Feb. 28, 2014. The restaurant has settled a lawsuit filed by Jones' family for an undisclosed amount; the case has been referred to the Bexar County District Attorney's Office but has not been referred to a grand jury. Details:�Jones was allegedly shot in the back by off-duty San Antonio police officer Robert Encina, who was working security�in the drive-through area of Chacho’s and Chalucci’s on the Northeast �Jones was allegedly shot in the back by off-duty San Antonio police officer Robert Encina, who was working security�in the drive-through area of Chacho’s and Chalucci’s on the Northeast ... more Photo: By Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News

 Image 47 of 76 Andrew Beard Nov. 20, 2013 — Age: 46 Cause: Gunshot Agency: Castle Hills Police Department

 Details: Castle Hills Police Capt. John Siemens fired one shot at Beard after the 46-year-old, who had been firing weapons outside his mother's home in the 9400 block of Rue De Bois, grabbed a handgun and pointed it at SAPD officers. Siemens was later placed on a three-day suspension for violating the department's code of conduct that states all on-duty activities of police officers must deal with Castle Hills business. �Andrew Beard Age: 46 Cause: Gunshot� Agency:�Castle Hills Police Department

 Details: Castle Hills Police Capt. John Siemens fired one shot at Beard after the ... more Nov. 20, 2013 —

 Image 48 of 76 Bill Jones Nov. 14, 2013 — Age: 53 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Jones, carrying three knives, allegedly yelled at officers and asked if they were ready to die while they responded to a complaint of family violence at an apartment in the 6200 block of South New Braunfels Avenue. Officer Danny Higginbotham fired one shot at Jones, who later died at San Antonio Military Medical Center. �Bill Jones Age: 53 Cause: Gunshot� Agency:�San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Jones, carrying three knives, allegedly yelled at officers and asked if they were ... more Nov. 14, 2013 —

 Image 49 of 76 Mathew Jackson

 Age: 29 Cause: Gunshot Agency: Bexar County Sheriff's Office (off-duty) Aug. 31, 2013 — Mathew Jackson

 Age: 29 Cause: Gunshot� Agency: Bexar County Sheriff's Office (off-duty) ... more Aug. 31, 2013 — Photo: Courtesy Photo

 Image 50 of 76 Details: Mathew Jackson, 29, was allegedly fatally shot by Anthony Lamont Thomas, an off-duty Bexar County sheriff's deputy, after the two were involved in an accident on Loop 1604 near Lookout Road on the Northeast Side. A grand jury indicted Thomas on a murder charge in February 2014; Jackson's family sued the county, sheriff's office and Thomas in federal court in June 2015. Details:�Mathew Jackson, 29, was allegedly fatally shot by Anthony Lamont Thomas, an off-duty Bexar County sheriff's deputy, after the two were involved in an accident on Loop 1604 near Lookout Road on the �Mathew Jackson, 29, was allegedly fatally shot by Anthony Lamont Thomas, an off-duty Bexar County sheriff's deputy, after the two were involved in an accident on Loop 1604 near Lookout Road on the ... more Photo: Bexar County Medical Examiner

 Image 51 of 76 Daryll Blair

 Age: 19 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department July 16, 2013 — Daryll Blair

 Age:�19 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department ... more July 16, 2013 —

 Image 52 of 76 Details: Daryll Blair allegedly crashed a stolen police-issued Ford Explorer, exited the truck and began charging towards police Officer Sharonda Harris in the 8900 block of Datapoint Drive. Before the shooting, police had responded to a call about 4:30 a.m. at Amerigo's Food Mart in the 4100 block of Gardendale Street, where Blair was said to be acting "crazy" and attacking someone's car. Daryll Blair allegedly crashed a stolen police-issued Ford Explorer, exited the truck and began charging towards police Officer Sharonda Harris in the 8900 block of Datapoint Drive. Before the shooting, police had responded to a call about 4:30 a.m. at Amerigo's Food Mart in the 4100 block of Gardendale Street, where Blair was said to be acting "crazy" and attacking someone's car. Details: Daryll Blair allegedly crashed a stolen police-issued Ford Explorer, exited the truck and began charging towards police Officer Sharonda Harris in the 8900 block of Datapoint Drive. Before the Daryll Blair allegedly crashed a stolen police-issued Ford Explorer, exited the truck and began charging towards police Officer Sharonda Harris in the 8900 block of Datapoint Drive. Before the ... more

 Image 53 of 76 Christopher Fredette June 28, 2013 — Age: 32 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Fredette allegedly pulled out a pistol and started shooting at Officers Christopher Johnson and Joshua Connell. Johnson fired back, killing Fredette; Connell was shot during the incident and later recovered. �Christopher Fredette Age: 32 Cause: Gunshot� Agency:�San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Fredette allegedly pulled out a pistol and started shooting at Officers ... more June 28, 2013 —

 Image 54 of 76 Cedric Howard

 Age: 34 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department June 17, 2013 — Cedric Howard

 Age:�34 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department ... more June 17, 2013 —

 Image 55 of 76 Details: Officers shot Cedric Howard several times in the torso after he emerged from a duplex in the 5200 block of Gawain holding a shotgun and refused to put it down. Howard was apparently holding a man against his will inside a duplex apartment. Details:�Officers shot Cedric Howard several times in the torso after he emerged from a duplex in the 5200 block of Gawain holding a shotgun and refused to put it down. Howard was apparently holding a man �Officers shot Cedric Howard several times in the torso after he emerged from a duplex in the 5200 block of Gawain holding a shotgun and refused to put it down. Howard was apparently holding a man ... more Photo: John Davenport / San Antonio Express-News

 Image 56 of 76 Jimmy James Garza Jr. March 4, 2013 — Age: 31 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department Jimmy James Garza Jr. Age:�31 Cause:�Gunshot Agency:�San Antonio Police Department ... more March 4, 2013 — Photo: Courtesy

 Image 57 of 76 Details: Police shot Jimmy James Garza Jr. multiple times after rushed out of the house toward SWAT officers who had been posted outside during a roughly four-hour standoff. Garza, apparently suicidal, had allegedly assaulted his former girlfriend, staged a traffic accident to cover it up and refused to leave his South Side house. Police shot Jimmy James Garza Jr. multiple times after rushed out of the house toward SWAT officers who had been posted outside during a roughly four-hour standoff. Garza, apparently suicidal, had allegedly assaulted his former girlfriend, staged a traffic accident to cover it up and refused to leave his South Side house. Details: Police shot Jimmy James Garza Jr. multiple times after rushed out of the house toward SWAT officers who had been posted outside during a roughly four-hour standoff. Garza, apparently suicidal, had Police shot Jimmy James Garza Jr. multiple times after rushed out of the house toward SWAT officers who had been posted outside during a roughly four-hour standoff. Garza, apparently suicidal, had ... more Photo: JOHN DAVENPORT, John Davenport / Express-News

 Image 58 of 76 Jose Elias Mata

 Age: 25 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department Feb. 22, 2013 — Jose Elias Mata

 Age: 25 Cause:�Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department ... more Feb. 22, 2013 — Photo: Courtesy Photo

 Image 59 of 76 Details: Two officers with the SAPD Gang Unit shot and killed Jose Elias Mata, 25, after he shot a sheriff's deputy and stole his vehicle. Details:�Two officers with the SAPD Gang Unit shot and killed Jose Elias Mata, 25, after he shot a sheriff's deputy and stole his vehicle. Two officers with the SAPD Gang Unit shot and killed Jose Elias Mata, 25, after he shot a sheriff's deputy and stole his vehicle. ... more Photo: TOM REEL

 Image 60 of 76 Jose Alberto Guerra

 Age: 19 Cause: Gunshot Agency: Bexar County Sheriff's Office

 Details: Sgt. Frank Bellino shot Guerra after Guerra became aggressive and charged at Bellino on Culebra Road, according to authorities. Guerra's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Bellino and the Bexar County Sheriff's Office in July 2014. Oct. 14, 2012 — Jose Alberto Guerra

 Age: 19 Cause: Gunshot Agency: Bexar County Sheriff's Office

 Details: Sgt. Frank Bellino shot Guerra after Guerra became aggressive and charged at Bellino on Culebra Road, ... more Oct. 14, 2012 — Photo: File

 Image 61 of 76 Daniel Schuck

 Age: 47 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Two officers responded to a call about a female being threatened by Daniel Schuck at the Days Inn motel near Interstate 35 and Weidner Road when Schuck fired a gun at the officers. The officers returned fire at Schuck who fell over a bed and was later pronounced dead at the scene. Neither officer or the woman was hurt. Sept. 14, 2012 — Daniel Schuck

 Age: 47 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Two officers responded to a call about a female being threatened by Daniel Schuck at the Days Inn motel near ... more Sept. 14, 2012 — Photo: John Davenport, San Antonio Express-News

 Image 62 of 76 Alfredo Hector Aragon

 Age: 35 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department July 27, 2012 — Alfredo Hector Aragon

 Age:�35 Cause:�Gunshot Agency:�San Antonio Police Department ... more July 27, 2012 —� Photo: Courtesy Photo, File

 Image 63 of 76 Details: Michael Garza, an on-duty undercover officer for the San Antonio Police Department, allegedly shot and killed Alfredo Hector Aragon during a confrontation involving a woman both men had romantic history with outside of Garza's home. Police said Aragon began firing into Garza's unmarked city-issued truck after the officer and the woman arrived at the woman's apartment after coming back from a bar. Details:�Michael Garza, an on-duty undercover officer for the San Antonio Police Department, allegedly shot and killed Alfredo Hector Aragon during a confrontation involving a woman both men had romantic ... more Photo: JOHN DAVENPORT, File

 Image 64 of 76 Derrick Smith June 9, 2012 — Age: 26 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department

 Details: An officer shot Derrick Smith after he “advanced on the officers in a threatening manner while holding a screwdriver” at an apartment in the 3700 block of Tupelo Lane. Smith's common-law wife had told police Smith was suicidal. �Derrick Smith Age: 26 Cause: Gunshot� Agency:�San Antonio Police Department

 Details: An officer shot Derrick Smith after he “advanced on the officers in a ... more June 9, 2012 —

 Image 65 of 76 Gilbert Luis May 4, 2012 — Age: 24 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Two officers shot Gilbert Luis after he "advanced on the officers in a threatening manner" while holding a 12-inch butcher knife in the 800 block of North Pine Street. An 11-year-old girl had called 911 to report her mother and mother's boyfriend, Luis, had been fighting and that Luis had a knife. �Gilbert Luis Age: 24 Cause: Gunshot� Agency:�San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Two officers shot Gilbert Luis after he "advanced on the officers in a ... more May 4, 2012 — Photo: Courtesy Photo

 Image 66 of 76 Mario Soto Jr.

 Age: 41 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department April 11, 2012 — Mario Soto Jr.

 Age: 41 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department April 11, 2012 — Photo: JOHN DAVENPORT, SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS

 Image 67 of 76 Details: Mario Soto Jr., wanted in six armed robberies, walked away from six detectives who had identified themselves and ordered him to stop. Four detectives shot Soto allegedly pulled a .40 caliber handgun from his waist and began firing at the detectives. Details:�Mario Soto Jr., wanted in six armed robberies, walked away from six detectives who had identified themselves and ordered him to stop. Four detectives shot Soto allegedly pulled a .40 caliber �Mario Soto Jr., wanted in six armed robberies, walked away from six detectives who had identified themselves and ordered him to stop. Four detectives shot Soto allegedly pulled a .40 caliber ... more Photo: JOHN DAVENPORT, SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS

 Image 68 of 76 Gregory Clark Miller

 Age: 52 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department April 4, 2012 — Gregory Clark Miller

 Age:�52 Cause:�Gunshot� Agency:�San Antonio Police Department ... more April 4, 2012 — Photo: Texas Department Of Public Safety

 Image 69 of 76 Details: Officer Joe Castaneda shot Gregory Clark Miller, firing once and hitting Miller in the upper torso, after Miller swung a machete at Castaneda at least three times. Castaneda and another officer had responded to a family disturbance at a home in the 11600 block of Sandman Street. Details:�Officer Joe Castaneda shot Gregory Clark Miller, firing once and hitting Miller in the upper torso, after Miller swung a machete at Castaneda at least three times. Castaneda and another officer Officer Joe Castaneda shot Gregory Clark Miller, firing once and hitting Miller in the upper torso, after Miller swung a machete at Castaneda at least three times. Castaneda and another officer ... more Photo: Ana Ley/aley@express-news.net

 Image 70 of 76 Javier Torres

 Age: 50 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Officers shot and killed Torres in the 8600 block of Fredericksburg Road after he threatened them and fired at least once, according to police. A neighbor gave Torres' relatives suicide notes Torres had written to each of his three children, citing years of emotional pain. March 15, 2012 — Javier Torres

 Age: 50 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Officers shot and killed Torres in the 8600 block of Fredericksburg Road after he threatened them and fired at ... more March 15, 2012 — Photo: COURTESY OF THE BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE

 Image 71 of 76 Laura Zepeda

 Age: 41 Cause: Car crash Agency: San Antonio Police Department Jan. 9, 2012 — Laura Zepeda

 Age: 41 Cause: Car crash Agency: San Antonio Police Department Jan. 9, 2012 —

 Image 72 of 76 Details: Laura Zepeda died May 4, 2012, months after colliding with Officer Elizabeth Padron's patrol car at the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and the Loop 410 access road. Padron had joined a pursuit of a stolen 18-wheeler and had her lights and siren on when she ran the red light and collided with Zepeda's car. Details: Laura Zepeda died May 4, 2012, months after colliding with Officer Elizabeth Padron's patrol car at the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and the Loop 410 access road. Padron had joined a pursuit of a ... more Photo: Jessica Kwong/jkwong@express-news.net

 Image 73 of 76 Derek Lopez

 Age: 14 Cause: Gunshot Agency: Northside ISD Police Department Nov. 12, 2010 — Derek Lopez

 Age: 14 Cause: Gunshot Agency: Northside ISD Police Department Nov. 12, 2010 — Photo: Courtesy Photo

 Image 74 of 76 Details: Northside ISD Police Officer Daniel Alvarado, then 45, chased 14-year-old student Derek Lopez into the backyard of a Northwest Side home and shot him after witnessing Lopez punch another student at a bus stop. Court records show Alvarado ignored a supervisor's order to stay with the punching victm. Northside later settled a 2011 lawsuit filed by Lopez's mother Denys Lopez Moreno for $925,000; a grand jury declined to indict Alvarado in August 2012. Details: Northside ISD Police�Officer Daniel Alvarado, then 45, chased 14-year-old student Derek Lopez into the backyard of a Northwest Side home and shot him after witnessing Lopez punch another student Northside ISD PoliceOfficer Daniel Alvarado, then 45, chased 14-year-old student Derek Lopez into the backyard of a Northwest Side home and shot him after witnessing Lopez punch another student ... more Photo: Jerry Lara/Express-News

 Image 75 of 76 Jason Medina May 3, 2010 — Age: 26 Cause: Gunshot Agency: San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Officer Gary Mucho shot Medina, a suspect in a string of burglaries, during an arrest attempt after Medina allegedly refused to turn off his car and tried to put the car into gear, endangering another officer standing near the front of Medina's car. �Jason Medina Age: 26 Cause: Gunshot� Agency:�San Antonio Police Department

 Details: Officer Gary Mucho shot Medina, a suspect in a string of burglaries, during an ... more May 3, 2010 — |||||Summary:

– A disturbing video shot Friday in Texas appears to show the fatal police shooting of a suspect while his arms are raised in surrender. The KSAT video, which runs more than four minutes and was shot from a distance, shows two Bexar County Sheriff deputies, Greg Vasquez and Robert Sanchez, approach Gilbert Flores in a San Antonio neighborhood after a call about a domestic dispute. Around the one-minute mark, Flores raises his arms and the officers appear to fire at least two shots from about 10 yards away. Flores appears to slouch forward before falling to the ground. An officer approaches Flores' seemingly lifeless body 30 seconds later, grabs his arm, and drags him along the ground. An ambulance arrives just before the video ends. Police say they first tried to subdue Flores, 41, with a Taser and shield before shooting him, per the San Antonio Express-News. It isn't clear how many shots were fired or how many times Flores was hit. Police say the 20-minute encounter began when officers visited a home in the area to find a bleeding woman with a cut on her head, holding a baby who may have been injured, per KSAT. They say Flores, who had a criminal record, was there holding a knife. "Certainly, what's in the video is a cause for concern," a sheriff tells the New York Daily News. "But it's important to let the investigation go through its course." A district attorney agrees the video is "troubling," telling KSAT, "There's actually another video with a better view that is very close." He adds, "There's a lot of information before, including 911 calls and information from different witnesses inside the house." On Facebook, Bexar County police slam KSAT for posting the video, calling the move "unethical and sad" and "sensational behavior," noting it has resulted in "physical threats toward our deputies." Vasquez and Sanchez are both on administrative leave.


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This collection is designed to collect publications from those federal agencies who publish fugitive documents -- those documents that should be part of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) but are not distributed to libraries because the agencies are not sending their publications to the Government Publishing Office (GPO) for distribution to FDLP libraries. ||||| An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 plane is seen in this aerial image after it crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport in California on July 6, 2013. REUTERS/Jed Jacobsohn

 WASHINGTON The Federal Aviation Administration is failing to ensure that airline pilots maintain their flying skills so they can safely take control of an aircraft from automated systems during an unexpected event, according to a U.S. Transportation Department report released on Monday.

 The report by the department's Office of the Inspector General concludes that the FAA cannot determine how often pilots fly manually and has not ensured that airline training programs adequately focus on manual skills.

 Airline pilots typically fly planes manually on landings and take-offs, leaving the aircraft under the control of automated technology 90 percent of the time. While automated systems have generally improved aviation safety, experts say the practice and the growing complexity of automated technology have raised concerns about flying skills.

 The government watchdog also found that the U.S. aviation regulatory agency lacks the ability to ensure that pilots are fully trained to use and monitor automated flight systems.

 "The agency is missing important opportunities to ensure that pilots maintain skills needed to safely fly and recover in the event of a failure with flight deck automation or an unexpected event," the report said.

 An FAA spokesman declined to comment. But he pointed to an FAA memorandum contained in the report, in which the agency shared the inspector general's concerns and said it was developing training guidelines and discussing operations and training with industry stakeholders including airlines, pilots and flight attendants.

 The National Transportation Safety Board in 2014 found that an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 crashed and caught fire at San Francisco International Airport in 2013 because the pilot lacked critical skills and the flight crew relied too heavily on an automated system it did not fully understand. Three people died and 49 others were seriously injured in the crash.

 In a separate case, the NTSB said that 49 passengers and crew members aboard a Colgan Air Inc Bombardier DHC-8-400 regional flight died in 2009 after the flight crew failed to monitor the plane's slowing airspeed while on instrument approach to Buffalo-Niagara International Airport in upstate New York. The crew responded incorrectly to an automated warning of an imminent stall.

 The plane crashed into a residence, killing everyone on board and a man on the ground.

 (Reporting by David Morgan; Editing by Dan Grebler and Leslie Adler) ||||| WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is falling short in ensuring airline pilots keep up their flying skills and get full training on how to monitor sophisticated automated control systems in cockpits, according to the Transportation Department's internal watchdog.

 FILE - This Aug. 26, 2010, file photo, shows the view from inside a Boeing 787 full-flight simulator in Renton, Wash. The Federal Aviation Administration’s efforts to ensure airline pilots keep up their... (Associated Press)

 Most airline flying today is done through automated systems that pilots closely monitor. Pilots typically use manual flying skills only briefly during takeoffs and landings. Studies and accident investigations have raised concern that pilots' manual flying skills are becoming rusty and that pilots have a hard time staying focused on instrument screens for long periods.

 But the Federal Aviation Administration isn't making sure that airline training programs adequately address the ability of pilots to monitor the flight path, automated systems and actions of other crew members, the Transportation Department's Office of Inspector General found. Only five of 19 airline flight simulator training plans reviewed by investigators specifically mentioned pilot monitoring.

 The FAA also isn't well positioned to determine how often airline pilots get a chance to manually fly planes and hasn't ensured that airline training programs adequately focus on manual flying, according to the report, obtained by The Associated Press. It has not been released publicly.

 In January 2013, the agency issued a safety alert to airlines encouraging them to promote opportunities for pilots to practice manual flying in day-to-day operations and during pilot training. But the FAA hasn't followed up to determine whether airlines are following the recommendation, the report said.

 The FAA published new rules in 2013 requiring airlines to update their training programs to enhance pilot monitoring and manual flying skills, but the agency is still working on guidance to airlines on how to do that, the report said. Airlines aren't required to comply with the rules until 2019, the report said.

 "Because FAA hasn't determined how carriers should implement the new requirements or evaluated whether pilots' manual flying time has increased, the agency is missing important opportunities to ensure that pilots maintain skills needed to safely fly and recover in the event of a failure with flight deck automation or an unexpected event," the report said.

 The rules on enhancing training were prompted in part by the 2009 crash of a regional airliner while approaching Buffalo, New York. The crash killed all 49 people on board and a man on the ground.

 An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board revealed that the pilots weren't closely monitoring the plane's airspeed, which began to decrease to dangerously slow levels. Thus the captain was startled when a safety system called a "stick shaker" automatically went on, violently rattling the control yoke. Instead of pointing the plane downward to pick up speed, the captain pulled back on the yoke to increase altitude. That slowed the plane even more, eventually leading to an aerodynamic stall. The plane fell from the sky and landed on a house.

 The board concluded that the monitoring errors by the flight crew demonstrated the need for more specific training on active monitoring skills.

 The U.S. and other countries are transitioning to satellite-based air traffic systems and reducing their reliance on radar. Among the advantages of satellite-based navigation is that planes can fly more direct routes, reducing flying time. But the precision of automation is needed to allow planes to safely fly closer together and to increase takeoffs and landing in order to reduce congestion and meet growing demands for air travel.

 As automation increases, pilots have fewer opportunities to use manual flying skills. Industry studies and committees have found that pilots who don't get to use their manual flying skills may not be prepared to handle unexpected events. Two of the nine airlines visited by investigators actively discouraged pilots from manual flying under normal conditions.

 "The opportunities air carrier pilots have during live operations to maintain proficiency in manual flight are limited and likely to diminish," the report said. "While the FAA has taken steps to emphasize the importance of pilots' manual flying and monitoring skills, the agency can and should do more to ensure that carriers are sufficiently training their pilots on these skills."

 Clay Foushee, the FAA's director of audits and evaluations, said in comments submitted to the inspector general that the FAA is concerned about "an overreliance on automation and the importance of training pilots to handle unexpected events and manually fly an aircraft."

 He said the FAA agrees with a recommendation about developing standards to determine whether pilots have enough opportunities to practice manual flying skills.

 The FAA hopes to provide guidance to airlines on pilot monitoring by Jan. 31, 2017, he said.

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– Where's Ted Striker when you need him? Probably not at the helm of a commercial flight, according to a new Department of Transportation report. It finds that automation has driven manual flying mostly out of the cockpit, leading to concerns that pilots may not be getting enough training to take the controls in emergencies, Gizmodo reports. "The agency is missing important opportunities to ensure that pilots maintain skills needed to safely fly and recover in the event of a failure with flight deck automation or an unexpected event," the report reads, per Reuters. Pilots usually fly planes manually during takeoffs and landings, but the aircraft is then placed into autopilot for about 90% of the flight, the news agency adds. While these technological advances have improved safety in many areas, the report warns that pilots aren't getting sufficient training to monitor the automated systems and that they're not keeping their manual skills sharp. Investigators visited nine airlines and found two of them discouraged pilots from taking over the plane during normal flying conditions, reports AP. Two recent high-profile accidents blamed on inadequately trained crews—Asiana Airlines Flight 777, which crashed in San Francisco and killed three, and Colgan Air Flight 3407, which crashed near Buffalo in 2009, killing all 49 on board and one person on the ground—have heightened the conversation. The DoT's no-brainer recommendation: have the FAA make sure pilots receive sufficient training and then check up to make sure they retain what they've learned.


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CLEVELAND (AP) — The Latest on a cracked window on a Southwest Airlines jet (all times local):

 1:30 p.m.

 Aviation experts say the slightest defect or micro-crack in a plane window can cause cracks like the one that forced a Southwest Airlines jet to land in Cleveland.

 A Southwest spokeswoman says Flight 957 traveling from Chicago to New Jersey never lost cabin pressure and that the pilots didn't declare an emergency before landing Wednesday morning.

 There were no reports of injuries.

 Airline consultant Robert Mann says windows are periodically polished to remove the formation of tiny cracks in the acrylic windows from exposure to chemicals and the sun's rays.

 He says the pilots were right to make a quick landing.

 Anthony Roman, a commercial pilot and flight instructor based in New York, says problems with windows should be detected during regular inspections and maintenance.

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 12:45 p.m.

 A Southwest Airlines spokeswoman says a plane forced to land in Cleveland because of a cracked window never lost cabin pressure.

 Spokeswoman Brandy King also says the pilots didn't declare an emergency before landing Wednesday morning.

 There were no reports of injuries after Flight 957 traveling from Chicago to New Jersey landed safely.

 Southwest says there were no other mechanical problems with the plane that has been taken out of service.

 The emergency landing comes two weeks after a Southwest Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Philadelphia after an engine exploded and a blew out a window in a deadly accident.

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 12 p.m.

 A Southwest Airlines plane flying from Chicago to New Jersey has been forced to land in Cleveland after one of its windows cracked.

 There were no reports of injuries after Flight 957 landed safely on Wednesday morning.

 Dallas-based Southwest says that the plane diverted to Cleveland for a maintenance review after the issue on one of the multiple layers of window pane.

 The emergency landing comes two weeks after a Southwest Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Philadelphia after an engine explosion and a blown out window.

 A woman who was partly sucked out of that window was killed. ||||| Tweet with a location

 You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more ||||| Mr. DeNyse said that immediately after the damage occurred, he heard gasps and saw a few passengers move away from the window. Over all, though, he described the flight as mostly normal. He said he could feel the plane slow down and descend after the damage occurred. He arrived in Newark only about an hour and a half behind schedule.

 Airplane windows typically have multiple acrylic layers. To deal with the rigors of flight, their curve follows the shape of the fuselage, and their rounded edges make them less susceptible to stress-induced damage.

 Southwest said the damage to the window on Wednesday had affected only one layer.

 Jim Lee, the founder and chief executive of Lee Aerospace of Wichita, Kan., said plane windows are built to weather that kind of damage.

 “On the 737, there’s two, there’s an outer ply and an inner ply.” said Mr. Lee, whose company makes and repairs airplane windows. Until 1994, he said, Lee Aerospace produced windows on the 737. “Either one of those windows is strong enough to hold the pressure.”

 Each pane of an airplane window, he said, is designed to withstand two to four times the amount of pressure it would normally experience while in flight.

 “That outer pane that cracked is generally the one that day in and day out is taking the pressure of the aircraft,” Mr. Lee said. The inner one “sits there and just prepares for that outer one to break. And when that outer one breaks, it takes over the pressure. It did a good job.”

 He said it was understandable that passengers would worry when a window was damaged, but the window was made with such problems in mind. “When that outer pane fails, although it’s going to startle somebody,” it is not dangerous, he said.

 Mr. Lee said he expected investigators to be able to determine what had happened fairly easily.

 “They’ll be able to take that window and analyze it under a microscope and understand if it was fatigued over time or what the failure may have been,” he said. |||||
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– A Southwest Airlines plane flying from Chicago to New Jersey was forced to land in Cleveland on Wednesday after one of its windows cracked. The exit-aisle window cracked mid-flight, reports the New York Times, but the cabin never lost pressure as only one of the window's many plexiglass layers was affected. (You can see images here.) There were no reports of injuries after Flight 957 landed safely at Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport, and no emergency was declared. Aviation experts tell the AP the slightest defect or micro-crack in a plane window can cause cracks like this one. Airline consultant Robert Mann says windows are periodically polished to remove the formation of tiny cracks in the acrylic windows from exposure to chemicals and the sun's rays. "The flight landed uneventfully in Cleveland," Southwest said in a statement. "The aircraft has been taken out of service, and our local Cleveland Employees are working diligently to accommodate the 76 customers on a new aircraft to Newark." The incident comes two weeks after a Southwest Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Philadelphia after an engine explosion and a blown out window. A woman who was partly sucked out of that window was killed.


– Hillary Clinton paid the obligatory visit to the Iowa State Fair today, and Politico sounds impressed that she could be seen "embracing the masses that engulfed her." It's a contrast to campaign events in the past, including her team's now-infamous use of a moving rope line last month to protect the candidate. It's also a notable departure from her appearance in Iowa in 2008, when she didn't want to mingle with the commonfolk, writes Rachel Bade. Clinton also made headlines this weekend for joking about her email controversy, notes NBC News. "You may have seen that I recently launched a Snapchat account," she said at a dinner last night. "I love it. I love it. Those messages disappear all by themselves." Today, reporters grilled her anew about the controversy, including whether her joke suggested she was taking it too lightly. "We'll see how this all plays out, but it's not something the people raise with me as I travel around the country," said Clinton, again reiterating that she never sent or received email marked as classified. The "marked as classified" is an important distinction: It turns out that some emails were indeed considered top secret, though it's unclear whether that designation came about after the emails were sent or whether State Department officials were careless. To help figure it out, the FBI will try to gain access to the accounts of State Department officials who were there during Clinton's tenure, reports the New York Times.

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Hillary Clinton learned her lesson: No rope lines in Iowa.

 In stark contrast to her 2008 campaign — which unraveled fast after Iowans rejected her for more a more approachable Barack Obama — Clinton put herself out at the Iowa State Fair Saturday, embracing the masses that engulfed her.

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 The 2016 Democratic contender shook hands and took selfies with total strangers, listened to Iowans’ personal stories of struggle and even met a young boy’s show cow. She gave people hugs, patted babies on the head, munched on a grease-dripping pork chop and waved to cheering crowds on balconies as they called out her name.

 It’s a world of difference from Clinton’s last White House bid, when she was criticized here for seeming too-cool-for-school to mingle with what she now calls ‘everyday Americans.’ Given Iowa’s traditional early-state role in presidential elections, its residents are accustomed to, and expect, face-to-face interaction with political candidates — never Clinton’s forte.

 But during a two-day sweep through the Hawkeye State this weekend, Clinton is showing she’s learned her lesson — and that she’s really trying to put that problem behind her.

 For starters, there were no rope lines keeping people out. During a July 4 parade in New Hampshire just a few weeks ago, Clinton separated herself off from reporters and others with a moving corral — which played terribly in the headlines and reinforced the image of a standoff contender who didn’t want to interact.

 But at the fair, crowds totally swarmed her and her escort, former Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), who just endorsed Clinton this week. The scrum following Clinton was so densely packed that followers at times had to take one-inch baby steps to move, bumping shoulders with people next to them — if they could move at all.

 Few in the press could even get to her as she walked through a barn, and was promptly surrounded, to marveled at Iowa’s world-famous Butter Cow, a massive bovine statue made of pure cholesterol.

 When people realized who was in the building, they pushed toward the cameras and flying boom microphones — so much that Clinton’s omnipresent security detail, which wore plaid shirts to blend in with the crowd, had to hold some back because they couldn’t keep eyes on everyone. With temperatures outside in the high 80s, the place was like a sauna.

 People encircled balconies in the barn to get a glimpse of her, yelling “look here, Hillary!” or “Hillary, I love you!” And those on the ground who couldn’t see her because of all the bodies held up their phones, angling them such that they could snap a memento.

 “I got a video,” one kid bragged to someone standing next to him. A Secret Service officer joked to POLITICO that he hadn’t even seen Clinton once since her arrival at the fair because of the thick crowd surrounding her.

 Clinton supporter Dan Fredericks of Boone, who went up to praise Clinton in peron at the fair for her education policy, said he’s seen a real difference in her this year.

 “She’s doing it. Right here,” he said, pointing down at the ground. “Last time she was kinda up, and Barack Obama was down with the crowds. Now, it’s giving me goosebumps … She’s having a good weekend.”

 There was one notable stop Clinton didn’t make at the fair: the soapbox. Politicians, including GOP candidate Jeb Bush just a day earlier, will often jump up on the stage to take questions from Iowans. And on Saturday, just hours after Clinton left, her most threatening Democratic challenger Bernie Sanders got up there to rail against corporate American greed.

 The crowd that surrounded Sanders during his soapbox speech was even larger than the one that followed Hillary, and the fact that Clinton wasn’t up there, too, prompted some criticism.

 “Why didn’t she get on the soapbox to talk?” asked an irked Leslie Johnson of Waukee, who had just heard Sanders’s soapbox speech. She didn’t even know Clinton was at the fair. “Why didn’t she do that? … And I remember all this [when I vote]. I don’t forget.”

 Sanders, however, did not take questions from the public as candidates on the box usually do — and his day at the fair was brief as he rushed passed Iowans in a hurried brisk walk, cameramen pushing and jabbing annoyed bystanders out of the way.

 Clinton, by contrast, took her time, spending about an hour and a half at the fair as she inched along and people approached. A 30-something Iowan mother named April Stumpf asked her to support legalizing medicinal marijuana nationally. Stumpf’s three-year-old daughter, Quinn, has a severe case of epilepsy and is about to die, she explained to Clinton. Her doctors recommend medical marijuana to ease the pain, but it’s hard to get because it’s illegal to sell in Iowa. The state allows residents to get medical marijuana cards and purchase the drug out of state — but often states that sell it require patients to be present for purchase, and Quinn is too sick to travel.

 “She’s not expected to live past … ” her voice trailed off. “I mean, she can go at any time.”

 Clinton agreed that there should be more research on the subject. And when Stumpf walked away, she dispatched her aides to get her contact information as the crowd continued onward.

 Before meeting the public, Clinton and Harkin gaggled with reporters behind a small, muddied pasture for livestock toward the edge of the fair. Before the press conference they chatted with a young boy behind the pasture fence who was holding a cow on a leash.

 Then Harkin praised Clinton for her public service.

 “I saw Clinton behind the cameras” on Capitol Hill, Harkin said. “She’s always fighting for those kids, those families … for early childhood education … to ensure pay equity for women.”

 Multiple reporters pressed Clinton on the email scandal dogging her back in Washington D.C. She pushed back, reiterating that she used her private account for convenience and vowing that she “never sent any classified material or received any marked classified.” She belittled the issue.

 “It isn’t anything people talk to me about,” she said. “They never raise it in my town halls.”

 During her visit she ran into a number of people she seemed to know, suggesting a little pre-planning on the part of the campaign. She dished about horse racing with one woman related to a longtime Iowa-based Clinton supporter. Then, there was prominent Iowa real estate developer Bill Knapp, and the sister of a former colleague of Clinton’s at the University of Arkansas law school.

 She seemed to have fun. Clinton and her top aide Huma Abedin joked about a straw hat Harkin wore. And Clinton raved on and on about being a grandmother to another fair-goer.

 “Bill and I are crazy [about our granddaughter]. We are just crazy. I am way over the top.”

 By the time she jumped back into the black SUV that whisked her away, Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs had counted 42 pictures that Clinton posed for with fans — many of those were selfies.

 “I’m your biggest fan,” said one sweaty gentleman who jumped to the head of the crowd and draped his arm around her for a photo.

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 WASHINGTON — F.B.I. agents investigating Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private email server are seeking to determine who at the State Department passed highly classified information from secure networks to Mrs. Clinton’s personal account, according to law enforcement and diplomatic officials and others briefed on the investigation.

 To track how the information flowed, agents will try to gain access to the email accounts of many State Department officials who worked there while Mrs. Clinton was secretary of state, the officials said. State Department employees apparently circulated the emails on unclassified systems in 2009 and 2011, and some were ultimately forwarded to Mrs. Clinton.

 They were not marked as classified, the State Department has said, and it is unclear whether its employees knew the origin of the information.

 The F.B.I. is also trying to determine whether foreign powers, especially China or Russia, gained access to Mrs. Clinton’s private server, although at this point, any security breaches are speculation.

 Law enforcement officials have said that Mrs. Clinton, who is seeking the 2016 Democratic nomination for president, is not a target of the investigation, and she has said there is no evidence that her account was hacked. There has also been no evidence that she broke the law, and many specialists believe the occasional appearance of classified information in her account was probably of marginal consequence.

 A spokesman for Mrs. Clinton said in a statement on Friday that she “took the handling of classified information very seriously.”

 “She always received classified materials in secure settings, either by phone, videoconference, on paper or in person,” said the spokesman, Nick Merrill. “If, however, some material unknowingly ended up somewhere on the State Department’s unclassified email system, we want to continue to be as helpful as possible in getting to the bottom of that.”

 He added: “Beyond that, we’ll let the State Department and other agencies speak to the specifics.”

 This week, the inspector general of the nation’s intelligence agencies, I. Charles McCullough III, informed members of Congress that Mrs. Clinton had “top secret” information, the highest classification of government intelligence, in her account.

 Some of that information, according to a memorandum the inspector general sent to the heads of the Senate and House intelligence and judiciary committees, may have come from a program called Talent Keyhole, which relies on satellite intercepts of conversations or imagery data. The program involves some of the most secure information in the intelligence agencies’ computer systems.

 Specifically, the inspector general told members of Congress that two emails should have been classified as top secret, with one of them designated “TOP SECRET//SI//TK/NOFORN.” Officials familiar with the nomenclature said that “SI” stood for “special intelligence,” usually indicating an intercepted communication, and that “TK” was routinely used as an abbreviation for Talent Keyhole, showing that the communication or an image was obtained from a satellite.

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 Attached to the memo — which was publicly released by Senator Charles E. Grassley, the Iowa Republican who is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee — were copies of two of Mrs. Clinton’s emails that Mr. McCullough said contained classified information. Those emails were not released publicly.

 The State Department has questioned whether the determination by Mr. McCullough is correct. Nevertheless, the findings are consistent with the view of some federal officials that the State Department is not rigorous enough in handling classified national security information.

 In an unusual move, the F.B.I.’s inquiry is being led out of its headquarters in Washington, blocks from the White House. Nearly all investigations are assigned to one of the bureau’s 56 field offices. But given this inquiry’s importance, senior F.B.I. officials have opted to keep it closely held in Washington in the agency’s counterintelligence section, which investigates how national security secrets are handled.

 The investigation into Mrs. Clinton’s emails has its roots in her decision to use only a private email account for her official business when she was secretary of state, an unorthodox decision that gave her some control over what was made public. She faced criticism when her use of the account became known this year, and after deleting what she said were more than 31,000 personal emails, she turned over more than 30,000 work-related emails for the State Department to make public.

 Mrs. Clinton has said that her emails contained no classified information — having classified information outside a secure government account is illegal — and that she is fully cooperating with the investigation. But in reviewing a sampling of the emails for potential security breaches, Mr. McCullough said he found four out of 40 that contained classified information, though perhaps stripped of any indication that it was of classified origin.

 According to current and former State Department officials who worked with Mrs. Clinton, most classified information was routed to classified government servers in her office, where it was printed out for her review. Her predecessor, Condoleezza Rice, often operated the same way.

 Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said in a statement Thursday in response to what she said were “allegations about Mrs. Clinton’s emails” that “none of the emails alleged to contain classified information were written by Secretary Clinton” and that “none of the emails alleged to contain classified information include any markings that indicate classified content.”

 In a letter made public on Wednesday, David Kendall, Mrs. Clinton’s lawyer, said he had handed over to the Justice Department a thumb drive containing the 30,000 emails that had been given to the State Department. He also said the company that had handled Mrs. Clinton’s personal account had given the Justice Department the server Mrs. Clinton used to operate it. The company, Platte River Networks, had been in possession of the server since 2013.

 Computer experts said it was likely that F.B.I. technicians would be able to recover from the server at least some of Mrs. Clinton’s deleted personal emails.

 In addition, specially trained cybersecurity investigators will seek to determine whether Russian, Chinese or other hackers breached the account or tried to transfer any of Mrs. Clinton’s emails, including those containing the classified information, several officials said.

 Mrs. Clinton’s successor, Secretary of State John Kerry, told CBS News this week that “it is very likely” that Russian or Chinese hackers read his emails, although he did not specify whether he was talking about his classified or unclassified accounts. “I certainly write things with that awareness,” he said. |||||