SAN ANTONIO – A 28-year-old man was wounded during a shootout with two 16-year-old suspected car thieves at an apartment complex early Wednesday morning, San Antonio police said.
Officers were called just after midnight to the Park at Colonnade Apartments in the 3800 block of Parkdale after receiving reports of gunfire.
According to police, the victim had pulled into the parking lot with his family when he saw two people breaking into vehicles at the apartment complex. That’s when, police said, the man left his family in the car and ran to his apartment to get a gun, just before confronting the teens.
Police said the man told them he fired a warning shot as the two suspects began firing, when he was wounded in the back. He was taken to University Hospital in stable condition.
Authorities said the two teens fled and not too long after police received a call in the 3600 block of Medical Drive for someone with a gun burglarizing a vehicle.
Police said the suspect matched the description of the shooter at the first apartment complex, and when they attempted to surround him a foot chase began.
The chase led officers to another apartment complex not far from the scene where the teen was caught in possession of a handgun. During the chase, a second suspect was spotted and then pursued, police said.
The second teen was also caught and found have a handgun as well, police said.
Both teens have since been charged with juvenile burglary of a vehicle, unlawful carrying of a handgun and evading arrest.
The names of the teens were not released.