SAPD: 1 dead in shooting on Northwest Side

Incident took place in the 8600 block of Fairhaven Street

SAN ANTONIO – One person is dead in a shooting at an apartment complex on the city's Northwest Side, San Antonio police said Tuesday.

The incident occurred in the 8600 block of Fairhaven Street at the Sonoma Canyon Apartment Complex.

Police said the man killed was in his late teens or early 20s.

San Antonio Police Chief Wiliam McManus said neighbors reported hearing gunshots just before 7 a.m. and then seeing the victim running. The victim was shot multiple times, he said.

SAPD said perhaps 3 or 4 suspects escaped in a dark colored vehicle. The Eagle helicopter was also up for a time assisting police. 

KSAT 12 will have more information on this story as it develops.


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