SAPD IDs man accused of fatally shooting neighbor on Christmas Day amid ongoing dispute

Mason Sayer Lubitz, 28, has been charged with murder, records show

A man has been charged with murder after an ongoing dispute led to a deadly shooting on Christmas Day, according to San Antonio police.

SAN ANTONIO – A man has been charged with murder after an ongoing dispute led to a deadly shooting on Christmas Day, according to San Antonio police.

SAPD said Mason Sayer Lubitz, 28, fatally shot his 24-year-old neighbor at an apartment in the 1900 block of Larkspur, not far from Lockhill Selma Road and West Avenue on the North Side.

Officers responded to multiple calls for shots fired at around 11:40 a.m. Saturday. Both the victim and the alleged shooter were next to each other inside the same apartment, police said.

Lubitz eventually surrendered but the shooting victim, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

SAPD said the men were involved in an ongoing dispute, but additional details were not released.

Records show Lubitz was booked into the Bexar County Jail and his bond was set at $200,000.

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