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Police investigating death of teen mysteriously dropped off at downtown hospital

Boy, 17, had been shot in the head, police say

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are investigating the shooting death of a teenage boy who was dropped off at a downtown hospital.

They say the person who drove the 17-year-old to Children’s Hospital of San Antonio around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday quickly left.

Officers later determined the shooting happened on the South side of town, in the 3000 block of S. Flores.

Investigators marked off nearly a dozen pieces of evidence in the middle of the street.

Police say the teen had suffered a gunshot wound to his head.

He died soon after arriving at the hospital.

They said they took three people into custody for questioning, two of whom they called ā€œpersons of interest.ā€ They say the third person may be a witness to the shooting.

As of early Thursday morning, police had not released the name of the teen who was killed.