Texas man sues deputies who shot him while on the phone with dispatchers

BOERNE, Texas (KXAN) – Ronald Smith, 40, sat with his legs crossed outside the Guadalupe Valley Memorial Cemetery on Highway 46 – his right hand held his cell phone, and his left was in the air when deputies zeroed in on him with guns drawn.

Body camera video shows that before Guadalupe County Sheriff Deputy Hunter Saenz could make it all the way across the busy highway to Smith, his gun was up – and he was yelling commands.

"Show me your hands! Put your hands up! Put your...