SAPD arrests man in connection with shooting of store clerk on Northeast Side

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Police Department arrested a man Wednesday in connection with the shooting of a store clerk on the Northeast Side last month.

Police arrested Christian Loera, 19, without incident, a police spokesman said.

Police said Loera entered the El Sendero Food Mart on May 22 and shot the clerk once before leaving on foot.

The victim was taken to a hospital and survived the shooting. But officers were unable to locate Loera until his arrest Wednesday.

Police got a break in the case when Loera’s girlfriend saw surveillance video from the store incident on a TV newscast and called police to say it was him.

The girlfriend had reported Loera to police moments after the store shooting, saying that he had shot at her.

A warrant was issued for Loera’s arrest on May 30.

He will be charged with aggravated robbery.