One of the two San Antonio Police Department officers shot by Jesus Prado in 2023 took the stand in court Friday afternoon.

On Wednesday, Prado plead guilty to multiple charges and was convicted of aggravated assault against a public servant after ambushing two officers responding to a family disturbance call at his residence two years ago.

Officer Nicolas Augery, who was previously named Nicolas Swain, took the stand on Friday to recount the shooting.

Augery said he changed his name because, “After I got shot, I realized what name I wanted on my tombstone.”

On the evening of the shooting, Augery said he and his partner, Santiago Vizcarra, immediately smelled gasoline when they arrived at the scene for a family disturbance call.

Augery said Prado had doused the home in gasoline and wa

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