SAN ANTONIO – Two people were found shot amid a house fire on the East Side, according to San Antonio police.
Officers were called to the scene just after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday at a house in the 1300 block of Gibbs.
The house was on fire, according to a sergeant at the scene, and a man and woman were found with gunshot wounds.
Michael Herrera, 25 and Angela Coleman, 26, were transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Michelle Pettes said the home belongs to her, but she rents it out to her niece and nephew, Coleman and Herrera.
“I just thank God I was here. I’m glad my niece and nephew are still alive,” Pettes said.
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Details surrounding the shooting and fire remain unclear, but the sergeant said more than 26 rifle shell casings were found around the house.
A witness told police a suspect was seen going into the back of the house carrying a long object.
Pettes said the home is now empty, but she is still worried how something like this could have happen in a place that’s meant to be safe.
“It makes me feel messed up,” Pettes said.