Two would-be robbers were killed in an attempted jugging Friday

Two men are dead after police say an attempted jugging went wrong Friday near South Park Mall. [in San Antonio]

Police Chief William McManus said the target, a man in his 20s, was withdrawing money at a drive-through Chase ATM at about noon at 2310 Southwest Military Drive.

The man saw the two suspects approaching him, one on foot and the other in a sedan.

He pulled out a handgun and shot both of them, killing them.

The chief declined to say what the suspects told the man in the moments leading up to the robbery. Asked whether weapons were found on the suspected robbers, McManus said, “We’re still looking at that.”

The chief said it appeared to be a “jugging” case, in which thieves target someone known to be withdrawing a large sum of money.

“It’s been a trend throughout the country right now,” the chief said. “We believe at this point — and this could change — that this is a jugging incident.”

McManus said detectives are interviewing the man involved Friday afternoon.

As for criminal charges, the chief said that’s “not what I’m looking at right now.”

“There’s no continuing danger to anyone in the area,” he said. “It was a robbery that didn’t go well for the robbers.”