23-year-old woman accused of shooting man in the groin during argument

Victim, 57, is expected to survive

SAN ANTONIO – A 23-year-old woman is in custody and facing charges related to a shooting at an East Side home early Wednesday morning.

San Antonio police say she shot a 57-year-old man, wounding him in his groin.

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The shooting happened after 4 a.m. at a home in the 500 block of Aurelia Street.

Officers who responded to the call say they found the man still at the home, where he apparently had been staying for some time.

They say the woman, the suspect in the shooting, had taken off already, walking away from the area.

Officers did a search of the neighborhood and quickly found her a few blocks away, then took her into custody.

A preliminary report says that others in the home heard the two arguing just before the woman allegedly fired a single shot from a handgun.

The victim was taken to a hospital by ambulance with what police say was a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

Investigators spent about an hour collecting evidence at the home.

Police were not able to say right away what specifically led to the shooting. However, they said it appeared to be related to a domestic incident.


About the Authors:

Katrina Webber joined KSAT 12 in December 2009. She reports for Good Morning San Antonio. Katrina was born and raised in Queens, NY, but after living in Gulf Coast states for the past decade, she feels right at home in Texas. It's not unusual to find her singing karaoke or leading a song with her church choir when she's not on-air.

Santiago Esparza is a photojournalist at KSAT 12.