Man tied up, pistol whipped and shot during robbery at West Side apartment, police say

SAPD: 2 men stole man’s TV, belongings

SAN ANTONIO – A man had his hands tied, was pistol whipped and was shot during a robbery at an apartment just west of downtown early Tuesday morning, San Antonio police said.

Officers were called around 2:15 a.m. to Guadalupe Ybarra Street after receiving word of someone injured.

According to police, officers found a 33-year-old man who had been shot in the hand who told them he ran from his apartment after two men forced their way in and zip-tied him just before pistol-whipping and shooting him.

The man ran from the apartment to Guadalupe Ybarra Street where he called for help, police said.

SAPD said they made entry into the apartment and found no one there.

The victim told officers he did not know the assailants and that they stole his TV among some of his other belongings.

The injured man was taken to University Hospital in stable condition.

So far, no arrests have been made. Police have not released a description of the suspects.


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