Man shot to death outside of Far East Side barbecue joint identified

Herion Chase, 44, fatally shot in parking lot of Big Cassel's Smokehouse

SAN ANTONIO – A 44-year-old man was shot to death during a fight outside of a Far East Side barbecue restaurant early Saturday morning.

Police were called to Big Cassel's Smokehouse off of Interstate 10 and Dietrich Road around 4 a.m. and found Herion Chase with a fatal gunshot wound near his underarm. 

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Witnesses told police two men were fighting in the parking lot of the barbecue joint when one of the men pulled out a gun and fired several rounds. Herion died at the scene. 

The gunman is still at large.

Police said a second victim showed up at Northeast Baptist Hospital with a gunshot wound to his body. That man told police he was also shot at the barbecue restaurant, but police haven't confirmed the second victim's story.