Shooting victim dies in car while being taken to hospital, police say

Officers received call for a person with a gunshot wound around 8:27 p.m. near Pearl Parkway

SAN ANTONIO – A 22-year-old man is dead following a shooting on the city’s East Side late Tuesday night, San Antonio police said.

SAPD said they received a call for a person with a gunshot wound in a car parked outside the Credit Human building on Pearl Parkway and Broadway around 8:27 p.m.

According to police, three people were inside the car and they said they were trying to take the victim to a hospital. When officers arrived, they found the man dead at the scene.

The men told police that the shooting happened on the East Side, but did not provide an exact location. A motive for the shooting is not currently known. The name of the man killed has not been released.

SAPD said the investigation is ongoing and further details are limited at this time.

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