Juvenile shot after gun goes off inside home, police say

Incident occurred just after 10:30 p.m. in 1300 block of Alametos St.

SAN ANTONIO – One person was hospitalized and two people were detained after a gun went off inside a North Side home late Sunday night, San Antonio police said.

The incident occurred just before 10:30 p.m. at the home in the 1300 block of Alametos Street, not far from Blanco Road and Interstate 10.

According to police, a man and a woman were handling the gun when it went off, striking a juvenile girl in another room.

The victim was taken to University Hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg and is expected to recover.

Police said the gun was found at the scene. At this time, it is not clear what charges, if any, the man and woman now face.


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Sarah Acosta is a weekend Good Morning San Antonio anchor and a general assignments reporter at KSAT12. She joined the news team in April 2018 as a morning reporter for GMSA and is a native South Texan.

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