SAPD: Man killed after bar altercation spills outside, leads to shooting

SAN ANTONIO – One man is dead after a bar argument spilled outside and ended in gunfire on the city’s Northeast Side late Friday night, according to San Antonio police.

The shooting happened around 11 p.m. at the intersection of Austin Highway and Perrin Beitel.

Police said two men got into an altercation at a bar when it spilled into the street and took a turn.

Upon EMS arrival, both men were found with gunshot wounds.

SAPD said one of the men was pronounced dead at the scene due to head trauma and gunshot injuries.

The other man, 60 years old, was taken to the hospital in stable condition. Investigators at the scene said the hospitalized man was claiming self-defense in the shooting.