Those who know him call him the `` gentlest person , '' but campus police said Monday that a 23-year-old student at a San Antonio-area Christian college took an officer 's police baton and struck him before the officer fatally shot him . There is no dashboard video available , according to the university . The incident began when Cpl . Christopher Carter , a police officer with the University of the Incarnate Word in Alamo Heights , saw Robert Cameron Redus near campus `` driving erratically at a high rate of speed '' Friday , a university statement said . `` Carter was obligated to pull the suspect over to ensure the public 's safety , '' the statement said . Redus pulled into an apartment complex , and Carter followed , mistakenly reporting the wrong street location to police dispatchers , which prompted his call to be routed from the Alamo Heights Police Department to its San Antonio counterparts , the statement said . This caused a delay of several minutes in response time . `` During the wait for assistance , the officer tried to restrain the suspect who repeatedly resisted , '' the statement said . `` During the struggle , the officer attempted to subdue the suspect with his baton . ... The baton was taken by the suspect who used it to hit the officer . `` The officer drew his firearm and was able to knock the baton from the suspect who continued to resist arrest . Shots were fired . '' Redus did not identify himself , the university said , and there is `` no evidence '' the officer knew he was a student or where Redus lived . University police vehicles are typically equipped with dashboard cameras , but Carter 's vehicle joined the fleet two days before the incident , and its camera fell off the next day when a temperature change prevented the glue from setting , the school said . `` Officers had made arrangements to have it remounted , '' the statement said . Carter , who has `` an extensive law enforcement background , '' has been placed on administrative leave -- standard procedure in these types of incidents , a university statement said , adding that all campus officers `` are licensed and trained as certified peace officers by the state of Texas . '' Friends at the school say the Cameron Redus they know is n't the type to attack police . They knew a student who made the dean 's list at the Catholic college and had been co-valedictorian of a Christian high school back home in Baytown , Texas . They knew a fun-loving campus television news anchor who was `` the sweetest , kindest , gentlest person , '' as friend Annie Jones described him to CNN affiliate WOAI-TV . A resident of Redus ' apartment complex , 22-year-old Mohammad Haidarasl , told the San Antonio Express-News that Redus was his upstairs neighbor . Haidarasl told the paper he was on his apartment sofa at 2 a.m. when he heard noise outside , and a voice he believes to have been the officer 's saying , `` Stop resisting , stop resisting . '' The newspaper quoted Haidarasl as saying he thought he heard a struggle and `` Then the cop said , ' I 'm going to shoot . ' `` A male voice replied , `` 'Oh , you 're gon na shoot me ? ' like sarcastic almost , '' Haidarasl said . Less than a minute later , he said , he heard shots . Alamo Heights police acknowledged the officer fired several shots . But they would not discuss other details of the alleged struggle , citing the ongoing investigation . The university said it was awaiting the results of the Alamo Heights police probe , which is being conducted with assistance from the Texas Rangers . Redus ' family released a statement to CNN affiliate KENS-TV saying , `` We are understandably devastated by the death of our dear son Cameron and we ask for your prayers as we deal with our tragic loss . We trust that God is faithful and will see us through this most difficult time . '' University President Lou Agnese said in a statement released to WOAI , `` Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the student and officer involved in this incident . '' The university released a statement saying it , too , `` is deeply upset over the loss of life regardless of the circumstances . '' It further said this was the first shooting in university history . Hundreds of people , including relatives of Redus , gathered at the university 's convocation center Saturday for a vigil . Students brought a slideshow of Redus in happy poses . `` It makes me feel better that we 've got a lot of support for Cameron , '' classmate Albert Salinas said outside the event in an interview with CNN affiliate KSAT-TV . But they left with no better idea of what happened to their friend . Shooting leaves 2 high-schoolers dead at house party near Houston .
Student hit police officer with officer 's own baton , university says . University says Redus . Robert Cameron Redus now on administrative leave . Police : Campus officer said Cpl struggled with him . Friends : Cpl was co-valedictorian of Catholic high school .