Man grazed by bullet in altercation on Northeast Side, police say

SAN ANTONIO – A 29-year-old man was taken to an area hospital after being grazed by a bullet during an altercation late Monday night, San Antonio police said.

The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. in the 3200 block of Cripple Creek, not far from Harry Wurzbach Road on the city’s Northeast Side.

According to police, a witness said they heard a fight involving two people that resulted in multiple gunshots being fired.

Police said someone drove the man to Northeast Baptist Hospital for his injuries after he was grazed in the head by a bullet. Investigators say, however, he was uncooperative with officers.

Police said the shooter fled on foot towards Harry Wurzbach Road. The witness described the shooter as a man wearing orange shorts. So far, no arrests have been made. The cause of the altercation is not known.