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Medical Examiner identifies man found dead with multiple gunshot wounds on South Side

The man was found Friday in the 9300 block of Somerset Road

Blue and red police lights at a generic crime scene. (Ajax9, Getty Images)

SAN ANTONIOUpdate (Jan. 24):

The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a man who was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds on the city’s South Side on Friday.

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The man was identified as 19-year-old Joe Louie Cade.

Cade’s cause of death was determined to be a homicide with a gunshot wound to the back.

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A man was found dead with a gunshot wound to his cheek on the city’s South Side, according to San Antonio police.

At 9:05 p.m. Friday, SAPD responded to reports of a deceased person in the 9300 block of Somerset Road.

Upon arrival, a witness told officers a body was in a grassy area behind a mound of dirt nearby and took them to the body.

SAPD says the man, believed to be in his 20s, was found lying on the ground with a visible bullet hole in his cheek.

EMS responded to the scene and confirmed the man’s death.

The witness was taken to investigators for a statement, police said.

This is an ongoing investigation.

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