Man shot in the back as grandson and friends played with gun at South Side home, police say

SAN ANTONIO – A man was shot in the back at his South Side home as his teen grandson and the teen’s friends handled a gun, according to San Antonio police.

Police said the shooting happened at around 10:10 p.m. on Wednesday in the 2500 block of Pollote Drive, not far from Interstate 35 and Poteet Jourdanton Freeway.

A 71-year-old man was in the bathroom while his 16-year-old grandson and his grandson’s friends played with a gun in a nearby room, police said.

At one point, the gun went off and a bullet went through the wall and struck the man in his upper back. He was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center in fair condition.

The teen’s friends left before the police arrived. Officers said they do not know if the gun was accidentally or intentionally discharged.

The investigation is ongoing.

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