SAN ANTONIO – One person was killed and two others were critically injured in a crash Tuesday morning on the city's North Side that police said began with a confrontation that led to a chase.
Police said the occupants in two cars were involved in an altercation in a parking lot at Blanco Road and West Avenue.
The driver of a white car got scared and took off, but was chased by another car when the second car crashed into a tree at Vista Valet near Wurzbach Parkway, police said.
A passenger in the back seat was killed. The driver and a front seat passenger had to be extracted out of the car and taken to University Hospital in critical condition, police said.
A fourth person escaped the wreckage and sought help by knocking on doors at a nearby apartment complex.
The car that was being chased hit a curb and crashed, police said. The driver and a passenger suffered minor injuries.
A handgun and a shotgun were found in the car that crashed into the tree, police said.
Police said the altercation may have been the result of a robbery attempt.
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