The victim, a 24-year-old-man, was in a silver car when the suspect got inside. He told police he met up with the man to buy a handgun.
The would-be handgun seller decided to take both the money and the gun and shot the victim twice in the leg and once in the abdomen before fleeing on foot and getting into a maroon pickup truck parked nearby, according to police.
The victim was transported to University Hospital in stable condition.
San Antonio police say the information provided by the victim is preliminary and are working to corroborate the victim’s story. The shooting remains under investigation.
Jakob Rodriguez is a digital journalist at KSAT 12. He's a graduate of Texas State University, where he served as the editor-in-chief of the student-run newspaper, The University Star.