Couple in 60s shot in their car while driving on North Side

Man wounded in shooting at Blanco Road, Oblate Drive; shooter gets away

SAN ANTONIO – A 66-year-old man was wounded in a shooting while driving Tuesday afternoon on the North Side.

Sgt. John Kellogg, of the San Antonio Police Department, said the man and a woman, 64, were traveling northbound on Blanco Road, near Oblate Drive, when another vehicle pulled up next to them and opened fire.

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The man was taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, Kellogg said. The woman was not hurt.

The shooter got away, Kellogg said.

A motive for the shooting wasn’t immediately established.

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Blanco Road is shut down while police investigate the shooting.


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