SAN ANTONIO – Police said Kareem Dyke, 35, was critically wounded in a shooting early Thursday morning, the latest in a streak of violence to hit Rainbow Drive on San Antonio's Northeast Side.
San Antonio police said officers responded to the 200 block of Rainbow Drive shortly before 5 a.m. Thursday. They found Dyke lying in the street, suffering from gunshot wounds to his shoulder and hand.
Moments before police arrived, Evan Kotosky was at Walmart on the other side of nearby Austin Highway and heard the gunshots. He said he rushed over and was surprised to find out one of his best friends had been hit.
"He was down there. He said, 'Evan, come here.' And he was just shot. There was just blood, thick blood everywhere," Kotosky said. "I just sat there with him and told him to stay on the ground because I didn't want him to bleed out."
Police said Dyke was in critical condition when he was rushed to a hospital.
Investigators, meanwhile, stayed behind and tried to sort it all out.
According to one detective at the scene, investigators recovered a motorcycle that they believe was left behind by someone possibly involved in the shooting.
He said that person left the area in a blue SUV with someone else.
Police detained several other people for questioning, but did not have any information on the suspects right away.
In February, the 200 block of Rainbow Drive became the scene of two shooting investigations within as many days.
Matthew Winkelman, 30, was shot and killed at the Whispering Heights apartment complex on Feb. 13.
The following day, while detectives were investigating his murder, someone fired shots at them.
Police later arrested Alberto Delatorre, 26, and Rodney Walker, 30, in connection with Winkelman's murder. Richard Martinez, 24, has been charged in connection with the shots that were fired at detectives.