UPDATE (10:32 p.m.) – A suspect is at large in connection with a shooting that took place after a large fight at a convenience store.
Officers responded to a call around 4 p.m. regarding a shooting in progress. Upon arrival, they discovered a victim with head injuries.
The victim, accompanied by two women, had been involved in an altercation with the suspect, who was reportedly in a dating relationship with one of the women.
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The confrontation began after the victim intervened in an argument between the suspect and the woman. The suspect allegedly struck the victim multiple times in the head with a two-by-four.
Following the fight, the parties separated, but the suspect later emerged with a shotgun and fired at the victim. Fortunately, neither the victim nor a child initially reported as injured was struck by gunfire.
The suspect, described as a Black male in his 20s or 30s, wearing all black, fled the scene. Police established a perimeter and deployed a SWAT team, but the suspect remains at large.
Investigators are currently gathering evidence to locate the individual involved.
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SAN ANTONIO – An ongoing SWAT situation has been reported in a neighborhood just west of Downtown.
Around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, reports were received of a heavy police presence near the corner of San Fernando Street and South Colorado Street.
Ten San Antonio Police units, in addition to SWAT, are reportedly working to remove a barricaded subject from a residence.
A portion of South Colorado Street and San Fernando Street is blocked off. Avoid the area if possible.
This is a developing Story. We’ll update this article as we learn more.