Experts maintain that signs of impending legal trouble should have raised a red flag as local officials weighed whether to offer incentives to the DeLorean Motors Reimagined. Credit: Courtesy Photo / DeLorean Motor Co.

For the second week, the shooting of 17-year-old Erik Cantu by a now-fired San Antonio police officer continued to dominate headlines.

Four of the Current‘s most-read stories for the week involved the shooting, which captured national headlines and drew anger from those who watched the terminated officer’s body cam video. The one-time SAPD officer now faces two felony charges over the incident.

However, there was also plenty of other news transpiring this week, from questions about how well local officials scrutinized the economic development deal they gave to an electric vehicle startup to Kayne West once again saying stupid shit.

Read on for more.

10. Family of teen shot by ex-San Antonio police officer launches GoFundMe for medical expenses

9. Teen shot by fired San Antonio cop in McDonald’s parking lot on life support, family attorney says

8. Kanye West spins conspiracy theory that The Gap had prior knowledge of Uvalde shooting

7. San Antonio’s Love Shack Boutique holding spiritually themed pop-up this weekend

6. San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich goes ballistic over Gov. Greg Abbott’s failure on guns

5. Alleged imposter saying he’s related to Erik Cantu appears on San Antonio TV station — twice

4. San Antonio Spurs extend arena naming-rights contract with AT&T after failing to find new partner

3. South Texas native and TikTok star Sara Echeagaray joins second season of Big Shot on Disney+

2. San Antonio failed to scrutinize DeLorean startup before offering incentives, experts say

1. Bexar County DA drops charges against teen shot by terminated San Antonio police officer

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This article appears in Oct 5-18, 2022.