Man wounded, suspect arrested after stabbing on West Side, police say

Incident occurred around 3:45 a.m. in 2500 block of West Commerce

SAN ANTONIO – One man was wounded and another arrested following a stabbing on the city’s West Side early Tuesday morning, according to San Antonio police.

Officers were called around 3:45 a.m. to a duplex in the 2500 block of West Commerce Street, not far from Buena Vista Street and North Zarzamora Street after receiving word of a person injured.

According to police, officers arrived to find a 38-year-old man stabbed. Police said the wounded man and his wife returned home from the grocery store to find their front door kicked in. The man then got into a fight with his 45-year-old neighbor.

A preliminary police report stated that during the fight, the man was stabbed by his neighbor.

The victim was taken by ambulance to an area hospital, with non-life-threatening injuries.

SAPD said the suspect was arrested at the scene on an unrelated active warrant. The police report states charges have yet to be filed for the stabbing.

The San Antonio Police Department, the San Antonio Fire Department and EMS all responded to the call.

The investigation is ongoing, police said.


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